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Oregon lawmakers to hold special session on emergency wildfire funding
Oregon lawmakers are convening for a special session to discuss emergency wildfire funding after a record wildfire season in the state.
Oregon looks to special session to pay 100s of vendors millions of $$$ for wildfire costs
The Oregon Department of Forestry still owes hundreds of vendors more than $98 million for costs incurred during this year's wildfire season.
Lawmakers to convene in Salem on Thursday for special session on funding record-breaking wildfire season
Gov. Kotek called for the Dec. 12 special session to finalize how to pay for last summer's $350 million, record-breaking wildfire season.
Oregon lawmakers to vote on funds to pay off debts for historic 2024 wildfire season
The Oregon Department of Forestry had more than 1,800 outstanding invoices totaling $98 million at the beginning of December.
What to know as Oregon lawmakers convene for special session on Thursday
Oregon lawmakers plan to gavel in for a quick legislative session Thursday afternoon to provide emergency money to agencies that fought the state’s wildfires this summer. A record 1.9 million acres burned during a season three times as bad as the 10-year average.
Oregon lawmakers hear emotional testimony on $218M in wildfire debt
Lawmakers heard emotional testimony Wednesday in a hearing on the debt Oregon has accumulated during a historic wildfire season.
Oregon lawmakers to meet for special session on wildfire season
The Oregon Legislature will convene in Salem on Thursday for a special session solely focused on how to pay last summer’s historic wildfire season. A record 1.9 million acres burned across the state,
Watch: Oregon lawmakers holding pre-session hearings, will convene wildfire-funding special session
House Interim Committee on Education - see agenda items in schedule below. SALEM. Ore. (KTVZ) – Legislators have returned to Salem Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 10-12 to engage in the final series of interim legislative committee hearings prior to the 2025 legislative session.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek Convenes Special Session to Address $350 Million Wildfire Costs
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is calling a special legislative session to address the state's $350 million wildfire costs, as the fire season burned 1.9 million acres.
Oregon seeks special session to pay outstanding wildfire bills
The state owes more than $200 million to firefighters and contractors who helped put out more than 2,000 fires this summer and fall.
Oregon IOU for 2024 wildfires: $350M
Gov. Tina Kotek called a special legislative session beginning later in the week to have lawmakers approve the bill for ...
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Oregon Amplifies Wildfire Preparedness with $250 Incentives for Defensible Space Assessments
Oregon heightens wildfire preparedness with a $250 incentive for residents in high-risk areas to complete a defensible space assessment through the OSFM program, aiming to mitigate fire damage.
Wildfire smoke affecting many U.S. cities, including in Midwest, East Coast
Heavy smoke from wildfires more frequently chokes the skies over the Western United States, but cities farther to the east ...
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‘I think it’s critically important’: Forest Service curbing wildfire risk west side of Highway 97
The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District is starting to clear bush from hundreds of acres near the Deschutes River Woods community ...
Congress approves tax relief for wildfire survivors in Oregon and other states
The bill would exempt people who have survived a wildfire between 2016 and 2026 from paying federal income taxes on disaster recovery settlements.
Map Reveals Worst Wildfire Smoke Hotspots in America
Wildfire smoke has caused a spike in related emergency room visits. Here are the cities worst affected by blazes in recent ...