Wildfire

In fire-prone Southern Oregon, residents of the Greensprings joined forces to carry out a 12-acre prescribed burn—lighting controlled fire to reduce wildfire risk and restore forest health. The effort reflects a growing movement to use“good fire” to reshape landscapes and build community resilience.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek warns that gaps in federal support could complicate Oregon’s wildfire response during what’s expected to be a severe summer.

Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge, according to forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon.

Oregon is expected to have an extremely hot and dry summer, setting the state up for a potentially devastating wildfire season ahead.

A new partnership between the Oregon State Fire Marshal and a wildfire nonprofit could help Oregonians harden their homes and keep insurance.

Oregon forestry officials now have a general idea of how they’ll find a new state forester — more than four months after Cal Mukumoto’s sudden resignation from the job.

Two Oregon lawmakers are calling on major insurance companies to stop using their own internal wildfire risk maps to drop homeowner's policies — at least until next year.

Budget woes, combined with cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s tariff and sovereignty threats against Canada, have made it more difficult for state officials to plan for the upcoming wildfire season.

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules.

The Oregon Department of Forestry report comes five years after the 2020 fire, as PacifiCorp pushes for legislation that would limit utilities' wildfire liabilities.

House Bill 3940 is a mash of options proposed by a wildfire funding work group that looked into the challenges of paying to mitigate, suppress and fight fires.

The governor has proposed spending climate bond money dedicated to wildfire mitigation in various ways. Some lawmakers think a focused strategy would be more effective.