Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements.

Axial Seamount doesn’t pose a threat to humans, but observing what happens before and after its potential eruption could help ...

A wildfire risk map issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon ... as low risk while the edges of the valley and Coast Range mountains to the coast are largely moderate risk.

according to the map. In northwest Oregon, most of the Willamette Valley is classified as low risk while the edges of the valley and Coast Range mountains to the coast are largely moderate risk.

Oregon homeowners who live in certain areas at high risk of wildfire must now meet new building and so-called defensible ...