In the last decade, humans caused 7 out of 10 wildfires on state-protected land. (Lightning accounted for the rest.) In 2025, the number of human-caused fires exceeded the 10-year average by 33, ...

The Wildfire Risk Map and wildfire-resistant building code requirements have been hotly criticized. While enacted with the best intentions, many argue they create onerous and unfair mandates that ...

After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly. This story was originally published by ...

Firefighters battling large blazes in central Oregon and California's wine country made gains on fires threatening thousands of homes as the region remained gripped by scorching heat and high winds.

Despite early warnings predicting a catastrophic season, 2025 was relatively mild compared to previous fire years. Forecasters expected high temperatures and severe drought conditions to persist ...

The Flat Fire has destroyed four homes and six other types of buildings in central Oregon as it continues burning roughly two miles northeast of Sisters. The largest wildfire in Oregon remains under a ...

After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that ...

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