Oregon House and Senate Republicans want to do away with statewide wildfire risk map
Republican lawmakers want to repeal the statewide wildfire risk assessment map, claiming it has skyrocketed insurance rates and harmed land values.
White House says some employees were fired by mistake
President Donald Trump's administration said some federal government employees who took the "Fork in the Road" buyout offer ...
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Wildfire protection plan in Whatcom still lacking, county just starting process
The Whatcom County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan does include a section on wildland fire and the county adopted a wildland fire-specific action plan in November 2023. But Whatcom County is still ...
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Gov. Newsom informs of suite of new wildfire community hardening measures
Washington, D.C. >> After meeting with ... located in the highest fire severity zone in the state’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone local maps and the State Responsibility Area, mitigating the risk of ...
These maps show where US fire danger is the highest this spring. It might not be where you think
“Most precipitation will fall in the Far West, Southwest, Rockies, and eastern U.S., especially Tennessee and surrounding ...
Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant
As Los Angeles reels from deadly January wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an ...
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Lawsuit alleges video footage of electric spark shows origin of Eaton Fire: ‘Profits over safety’
Attorney James Frantz, who is representing 15,000 victims of fire in Altadena ... told the Washington Examiner. “They cannot put the safety of the people and public at risk by not maintaining ...
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Fire risk warning to electric blanket users as expert says 'never' leave on while sleeping
But an expert has sounded a warning over the blankets which can be a fire risk and he has advised to switch them off while sleeping. Joshua Houston, Home Safety Expert at WhatCost said the risk of ...
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Lay’s recall of Classic Chips in 2 states classified at highest risk level, FDA warns it could cause 'death'
Frito-Lay has recalled its Lay's Classic Potato Chips in Oregon and Washington state due to undeclared ... or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic ...
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Washington wildfire prevention, Spokane County fire relief among funding frozen by Trump order
The Washington Department of Natural Resources ... “It’s critical to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire,” he said. “We are fitting forests to make the fire less intense when it comes.” ...
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Fire breaks out in Donora, Washington County
THE FIRE MARSHA Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire in Donora, Washington County, on Tuesday morning.The fire was reported a little after 5 a.m. at a home on McKean Avenue. Several ...
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Major bank pauses lending on buildings signed off by sanctioned fire engineer
Mr Kiziak, whose firm Tri Fire carried out risk assessments, External Wall System 1 (EWS1) surveys and fire engineering, was suspended from the IFE in August 2024 for failing to work within ...