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Plan Now For The Wildfire Season
Plan Now For The Wildfire Season
Plan Now For The Wildfire Season
Fire officials urge everyone across the Northwest to prepare properties now for the wildfire season ahead.  Oregon’s Office of State Fire Marshal has for years encouraged everyone to create defensible space, but Assistant Chief Deputy Chad Hawkins said seemingly minor mistakes could make a big difference this fire season.  He said peopl...
Oregonians Asked To Prepare For Active Wildfire Season
Oregonians Asked To Prepare For Active Wildfire Season
Oregonians Asked To Prepare For Active Wildfire Season
More than 70% of Oregon’s wildfires are caused by people.  Kristin Babbs, with Keep Oregon Green, said it causes a lot of damage.   "Overall, the acres burned last year were off the charts," she noted.  "It was about 92,000 acres were attributed to human caused wildfires."   The two leading...
Bill Looks To Address Fire Insurance In Oregon
Bill Looks To Address Fire Insurance In Oregon
Bill Looks To Address Fire Insurance In Oregon
Last week, the Oregon House passed a bill that attempts to help homeowners in high-risk fire areas keep their insurance.  Some property owners report losing coverage.  Medford-area state Senator Jeff Golden said the bill directs the state to help communities take action to reduce wildfire risk.   "All prope...
DNR Will Deliver 15 Surplus Wildfire Engines To Fire Districts
DNR Will Deliver 15 Surplus Wildfire Engines To Fire Districts
DNR Will Deliver 15 Surplus Wildfire Engines To Fire Districts
The Washington Department of Natural Resources will turn over 15 surplus wildfire engines to fire districts in wildfire-prone rural communities across the state this spring.  The agency says this is part of their annual effort to help strengthen fire response at the local level.   “...
Could Lottery Dollars Be Used To Fight Oregon Wildfires?
Could Lottery Dollars Be Used To Fight Oregon Wildfires?
Could Lottery Dollars Be Used To Fight Oregon Wildfires?
Oregon lawmakers are trying to find a regular source of funding to pay for fighting wildfires.  Fighting wildfires across the state costs around $300 million annually.  The Legislature is trying to find a regular source to pay that bill, instead of relying only on the general fund.  State Senator Fre...
Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Could Be Scrapped
Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Could Be Scrapped
Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map Could Be Scrapped
A controversial law involving Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map would be repealed, under a bill in the Legislature.  The map would have required property owners to take steps to reduce wildfire risk on their property.  Derrick Wheeler, with the Department of Forestry, said the new bill would remove those requirements.   "It removes the ...
Oregon GOP Wants Wildfire Hazard Map Pulled
Oregon GOP Wants Wildfire Hazard Map Pulled
Oregon GOP Wants Wildfire Hazard Map Pulled
Republicans in Oregon’s Legislature are calling for the Wildfire Hazard Map, which shows properties in the state at high risk of wildfire, to be repealed.  House Minority Leader Christine Drazan said rural residents feel targeted.   "Orego...

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