New research factors socioeconomic conditions into risk assessments, highlighting increased risks to low-income communities.

This is how misinformation gets accepted as fact. A year after Oregon endures its most destructive fire season on record in 2020, state lawmakers order a map estimating the wildfire risk for every ...

With Oregon's 2026 wildfire season already underway and human activity responsible for 20% of the state's fires, experts warn that the holiday weekend is one of the highest-risk periods of the year.

A new wildfire risk assessment tool that takes social vulnerability into account indicates more than 400 communities in the ...

(TNS) — While the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades is known for its seemingly constant rain, much of Oregon is preparing for drought conditions and increased wildfire risk for the summer. This ...

Officials on May 5 warned of a potentially severe and difficult wildfire season ahead, as Oregon faces drought, a warm winter, low snowpack and El Niño conditions, and urged Oregonians to take steps ...

SALEM, Ore. -- While the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades is known for its seemingly constant rain, much of Oregon is preparing for drought conditions and increased wildfire risk for the summer.

Oregon’s wildfire season started early this year and is expected to last into October, according to state fire experts. The Riverview Fire in La Pine in March was the first big wildfire of 2026. The ...