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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 ...
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 ...
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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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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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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 ...
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Big crowds prompt Central Oregon lawmakers to shift location of third town hall Sunday in Bend
Central Oregon lawmakers are holding the third of three legislative town halls on Sunday afternoon in Bend, but they have ...
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Bend couple found dead after avalanche in Central Oregon identified
BEND, Ore. — Two people are dead after an avalanche in central Oregon. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Unit recovered two bodies from the area, according to Sheriff Kent ...