/tags/fire-prevention fire prevention en-US Copyright Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:31:20 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-19/state-board-reverses-changes-to-josephine-county-fire-protection-code The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has reversed a change to fire protection requirements implemented by the Josephine County Commissioners. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:31:20 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-19/state-board-reverses-changes-to-josephine-county-fire-protection-code Roman Battaglia /wildfire/2024-07-18/oregon-releases-new-draft-wildfire-hazard-map Oregonians can look up specific tax lots to see how susceptible they are to wildfires. The map won’t impact homeowner insurance plans. State law prohibits insurance providers from using it to determine premiums or coverage. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:51:53 GMT /wildfire/2024-07-18/oregon-releases-new-draft-wildfire-hazard-map April Ehrlich /wildfire/2024-07-11/new-oregon-wildfire-hazard-map-to-be-released-with-few-changes-after-yearlong-makeover An assessment of wildfire hazards across Oregon landscapes is getting a new name after drawing the ire of property owners previously identified as high risk. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:42:26 GMT /wildfire/2024-07-11/new-oregon-wildfire-hazard-map-to-be-released-with-few-changes-after-yearlong-makeover Alex Baumhardt /wildfire/2024-06-25/despite-mild-fire-season-forecast-agencies-tell-oregon-leaders-they-need-to-invest-in-workforce Agency officials said firefighters are hard to hire and retain, and are often left to sleep in their trucks or camp on the job due to a lack of housing. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:50:10 GMT /wildfire/2024-06-25/despite-mild-fire-season-forecast-agencies-tell-oregon-leaders-they-need-to-invest-in-workforce Alex Baumhardt /politics-government/2024-03-07/oregons-legislative-session-is-ending-without-solutions-to-wildfire-funding-issues Three proposals to boost wildfire funding this session have died though one bill, to protect wildfire survivor settlements, is on its way to Gov. Kotek. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 23:22:58 GMT /politics-government/2024-03-07/oregons-legislative-session-is-ending-without-solutions-to-wildfire-funding-issues Alex Baumhardt /wildfire/2024-02-27/federal-government-allocates-38-million-to-klamath-basin-other-parts-of-oregon-for-wildfire-funding The federal government has allocated $38 million in wildfire funding to three areas of high risk in Oregon. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:25:04 GMT /wildfire/2024-02-27/federal-government-allocates-38-million-to-klamath-basin-other-parts-of-oregon-for-wildfire-funding Alex Baumhardt /wildfire/2024-02-10/in-oregon-a-youth-program-prepares-vulnerable-landowners-for-wildfires In a wildfire, overgrown brush can be the tinder that threatens a nearby home. Now, an Oregon nonprofit is offering to help property owners reduce their risk by clearing it away. Sat, 10 Feb 2024 14:05:51 GMT /wildfire/2024-02-10/in-oregon-a-youth-program-prepares-vulnerable-landowners-for-wildfires Nathan Wilk /wildfire/2024-02-03/the-oregon-timber-industry-won-huge-tax-cuts-in-the-1990s-now-it-may-get-another-break-thanks-to-a-top-lawmaker As the cost of fighting wildfires increases, state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner has proposed a bill — developed in consultation with the logging industry — that would shift millions in expenses away from the biggest landowners and onto taxpayers. Sat, 03 Feb 2024 13:27:01 GMT /wildfire/2024-02-03/the-oregon-timber-industry-won-huge-tax-cuts-in-the-1990s-now-it-may-get-another-break-thanks-to-a-top-lawmaker Rob Davis /wildlife/2023-11-30/southern-lane-county-community-petitions-to-form-own-fire-district Row River Valley residents have petitioned to create their own rural fire district. They say depending on fire districts in other communities leaves them vulnerable to wildfire. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:16:35 GMT /wildlife/2023-11-30/southern-lane-county-community-petitions-to-form-own-fire-district Rebecca Hansen-White /wildfire/2023-11-16/pg-e-bills-will-go-up-by-more-than-32-per-month-next-year-in-part-to-pay-for-wildfire-protections About 16 million people in California will see their electric and gas bills go up by an average of more than $32 per month over next year in part so that one of the nation's largest utility companies can bury more of its power lines to reduce the chances of starting wildfires Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:48:05 GMT /wildfire/2023-11-16/pg-e-bills-will-go-up-by-more-than-32-per-month-next-year-in-part-to-pay-for-wildfire-protections Adam Beam