Oregon county to file mass appeal of state’s wildfire hazard map
The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against ...
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Local Officials Remain Engaged on Repeal of Wildfire Maps
Discussions around repealing the state wildfire hazard maps continue to move forward in Deschutes County and the state ...
The Bulletin21d
Editorial: The seeming demise of Oregon's fire map tax
Even state Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, whose 2021 bill called for the map said he thinks it needs to go. State Sen. Anthony Broadman, D-Bend, told the Oregon Senate on Thursday he wants the map ...
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New Oregon wildfire risk maps show which areas most likely to burn, bring damage
The yearslong process to produce a map that designates ... to Deschutes County outside of Bend, along with other areas scattered outside of cities in eastern Oregon. Mostly, it would require ...
KTVZ12d
City of Bend, service providers prepare for mass movement of China Hat homeless for Forest Service project
Over 25,000 acres of Forest Service land off China Hat Road will be closed off in May as part of the "Cabin Butte Vegetation ...
The Bulletin27d
Guest column: The implications of state fire maps for homeowners
On Jan. 7, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) issued wildfire hazard maps covering the entire state. These maps, divide the state into three wildfire hazard classes, low, moderate ...
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Oregon wildfire map: Track 38 uncontrolled blazes that have burned nearly 1 million acres
Nearly one million acres in Oregon have burned as 38 large wildfires ... Roseburg and Umpqua area down to Klamath Falls, along with Bend and most places east of the Cascades.
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Travel: Bend is Oregon’s winter wonderland
Near the woodsy high desert town of Bend, Oregon, winter brings an abundance of light, dry snow to the slopes of the Eastern Cascades, capping the mountain peaks with piles of the powdery stuff ...