Department of Forestry's conclusion contradicts jury's verdict in class-action suit that could cost the utility billions.

Republicans in the Oregon legislature introduced a bill on Tuesday to repeal the state’s Wildfire Hazard Map, citing concerns that the wildfire resiliency tool is harming rural Oregonians ...

Oregon Department of Forestry investigators have determined that the 2020 Santiam Canyon fire was not caused by downed power ...

House Bill 3940 — is a mash of options proposed by a wildfire funding work group that looked into the challenges of paying to ...

The map ranks each property in Oregon as either low ... assist with prioritizing firefighting resources and identify where new wildfire codes will apply. Properties that are prescribed with ...

Related: Jury awards $50M to 2020 Oregon wildfire survivors ... The co-op also buries all new power lines. Still, these actions alone won’t protect the nonprofit if its equipment sparks a ...

A new bill on the Oregon house floor is taking wide swings at allocating funding to pay for anticipated wildfire costs in the ...

The map creates new rules for those living in the most fire-prone areas that also border wildlands such as forests or grasslands. Some homeowners say the map will drive down property values and ...

PacifiCorp also faces lawsuits from dozens of Oregon wineries claiming damage from the 2020 wildfires. Buffett's Oregon utility hit with new wildfire lawsuit ...

The Department of Agriculture will restart some wildfire grants, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told POLITICO on Saturday. “I heard yesterday from Secretary [Brooke] Rollins that they are restarting ...

The state wildfire hazard map is dead or headed for ... Anthony Broadman, D-Bend, told the Oregon Senate on Thursday he wants the map repealed. Our journalism needs your support.

Lawyers are at odds over whether a proposal to create a new safety certification for utility companies who earn a gold star for wildfire mitigation would help shield those utilities from lawsuits ...