Hot weather, gusty winds and extreme lightning activity have spread critical fire conditions across parts of Oregon, fueling the Durkee Fire in the eastern part of the state, the nation’s ...

Two Oregon lawmakers are calling on major insurance companies to stop using their own internal wildfire risk maps to drop ...

The road to the current map has been years ... ODF deputy director of fire operations, told lawmakers earlier this year. Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 16 years and ...

The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against the state’s map.

A once-popular road that travels to some of the Oregon Coast's most striking hikes ... search and rescue operations, and fire suppression. Siuslaw National Forest officials approved building ...