Wildfire activity

Oregon lawmakers plan to look for incentives for landowners to increase their wildfire resilience after receiving blowback from a state wildfire regulatory map last summer.

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SALEM — Oregon lawmakers will consider changing their approach to wildfire prevention in 2023, potentially focusing on incentives for landowners to make defensible-space and home-hardening upgrades.

The shift in strategy comes after rural landowners raised objections over the summer to a state wildfire map, which displayed high-risk areas subject to stricter regulations.

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