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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claire Rush

Oregon places new rules on homeowners living in certain high-risk wildfire areas

Wildfire Hazard Map Oregon - (Deschutes County Sherriff's Office)

Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes and reduce vegetation around their homes under new “wildfire hazard maps” unveiled Tuesday.

The release of the maps follows a record-breaking wildfire season last year and firestorms in 2020 that killed nine people and destroyed thousands of homes.

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