Oregon Wildfire Updates

Only one of four proposals was unanimously approved in the Senate and House this week. Senate Bill 1520 ensures that survivors of wildfires do not pay tax on funding settlements and compensation for losses. UPDATE: Oregon Governor Resets…

An annual report filed on Monday by PacifiCorp's parent company, Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) revealed that the federal government has warned it intends to sue the owner of Portland-based Pacific Power. Seeking to recover close to $1…

Pacific Power’s proposed rates increase will add $29.47 to Oregon residential customer’s monthly energy costs. The 17.9% hike is the third time rates have increased since 2019. The last hike was 4% and came into effect in 2022. …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Homeowners who experienced damage as a result of the devastating wildfires that swept across southern Oregon in 2020 can soon apply to ReOregon’s Homeowner Assistance and Reconstruction Program (HARP) which will open…

UPDATE: Jackson County Ballot Measure Results: Ashland to Issue Revenue Bonds to Finance The Construction of The Water Treatment Plant ASHLAND, Ore. — A new gravity waterline will upgrade the water supply system in Ashland. The…

Oregon homeowners will face onerous increases in fire protection taxes if proposals by two Democrat Senators receive approval in the upcoming Legislative Session. UPDATE: Oregon Wildfire Survivors Will Not Be Taxed Meanwhile, Senate…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The onus may soon no longer fall on Josephine County property owners to prove they have fire protection measures to obtain building permits. If the proposed changes to the county code are approved, only property owners…

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — Jacksonville is blazing a trail in wildfire prevention techniques that have drawn praise from the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office. The OSFM says Jacksonville’s project in Forest Park emphasizes the resilience and…

A windstorm blustered across Oregon on Labor Day in 2020, simultaneously igniting 5 megafires and twelve others. Within days, over a million acres were scorched- including forests and homes. Taking 11 lives and destroying more than 4,000…

Reporting a blistering 54,273 fires so far nationally in 2023, the National Interagency Fire Center is currently fighting 3 wildfires in Oregon- the Chilcoot fire in Douglas and the Grizzly fire next door in Lane County, as well as the Camp…