The state says it is concerned with fire danger. Their solution is a fire map so that the citizens can be in charge of fire danger. This shifts the responsibility to the homeowner when the fire ...

"Fewer firefighters and insufficient staffing during fire season exacerbate fire response ... County-level appeal for some 21,000 homes in Deschutes County that are in the "red," or "high risk," zone ...

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Deschutes County is encouraging the public to review the draft East and West County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) ...

The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against the state’s map.

Deschutes County settled a pay inequity and gender discrimination claim for $150,000 this month, according to records obtained by OPB. Deputy district attorney Alison Filo first reached out to the ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Work begins next week to reduce wildfire risk by removing flammable vegetation on ODOT and railroad property in the Deschutes River Woods community, Bend Fire & Rescue ...

The new fire hazard severity zone maps were issued by Cal Fire and are now ready for the public to review and comment on. The maps, showing the recommended zones in each county, were issued in ...

Deschutes County, Oregon, announced this week it will reconvene its Solid Waste Advisory Committee, or SWAC, in order to choose a new landfill site. After negotiations to purchase a property ...

Cal Fire has released new fire hazard severity zone maps for public review and comment, including maps for Tulare County, Woodlake, and Porterville. The new maps will impact future building ...

San Diego County saw a nearly 9% decrease in acreage with “very high” fire hazard compared to 2011, Cal Fire reported this week in a release of new maps for areas under local and county fire ...