Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill to pay $218 million to the Oregon Department of Forestry and the State Fire Marshall ...

The Oregon legislature pushed a bill covering millions of dollars of unpaid bills for the 2024 wildfire season, with governor ...

Last summer's historic wildfire season brought record-high costs upwards of $350 million, placing Oregon agencies in a deep ...

Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday signed Senate Bill 5801, passed in Thursday’s legislative special session, that allocates $218 million to the Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal to pay ...

The Oregon Legislature overwhelmingly approved $218 in additional funding on Dec. 12 to cover the 2024 fire season, including ...

The emergency spending will free up the Oregon Department of Forestry and Office of State Fire Marshal — the two state ...

The state spent more than $350 million responding to more than 2,000 wildfires in 2024, far exceeding projected costs and leaving some contractors unpaid.

As more than 1.9 million acres burned across the state, crews from many agencies were involved in battling the blazes.

Students at Sherwood High School walked out of classes on Thursday to demand a ban on concealed carry guns on school district ...

On Thursday, during a special session, Oregon lawmakers passed the funding to cover the high cost of this year’s wildfire ...

Gov. Kotek called the special session to free up money to pay hundreds of contractors involved in the wildfire season that ...