Oregon Senate votes to repeal contentious wildfire map

Xcel to commit to Boulder wildfire safety measures amid proposed statewide plan

Xcel Energy representatives said Monday that the utility is committing to improving wildfire safety in Boulder, according to a city news release. The release said Xcel will prioritize Boulder and other communities prone to wildfires for safety investments through 2027. In all, Xcel is expected to commit about $2 billion to wildfire mitigation across the state, according to its Wildfire Mitigation Plan. The proposed agreement made with Boulder is…

Oregon Senate votes to repeal contentious wildfire map

Oregon senators voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal a highly controversial wildfire hazard map. Republican lawmakers have repeatedly criticized the map, which they say has punished rural property owners with a flawed analysis of wildfire risk.

Oregon Senate passes bill to repeal statewide wildfire hazard map

The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 83 on Tuesday with bipartisan support to repeal the statewide wildfire hazard map.

New Cal Fire map shows wildfire risk shift to the east in Morgan Hill | Morgan Hill Times | Morgan Hill, San Martin, CA

New state fire maps released for Morgan Hill show significant shifts in wildfire risk designations, with some areas seeing decreased hazard levels while others face stricter building and maintenance requirements. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, replacing versions from 2009, include reduced hazard severity in western Morgan Hill while eastern portions display varying degrees of incr…

OR Senate approves repeal of wildfire hazard map - Elkhorn Media Group

SALEM – The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 83 Tuesday, which repeals the controversial state wildfire hazard map that was created by the Oregon Legislature in 2021. The vote was considered a victory for rural Oregon. The vote was unanimous. “Senate Bill 83 repeals the most flawed and overreaching aspects of Senate Bill 762 from 2021, including the state wildfire hazard map, while preserving the programs that genuinely protect property owners a…

Broad-based collaboration will replace flawed wildfire maps to protect oregon communities

SALEM, OR — Oregon Senate Democrats led repeal of the state's official wildfire-hazard map on Tuesday, a document that did not correctly represent variation in individual property conditions and would have had consequences for land and building regulation. Senate Bill 83 eliminates the map and repeals the property maintenance rules that applied to higher-hazard areas on the map. "We need...