The high-risk wildland-urban interface map released Dec. 18 is a requirement from new state law House Bill 48. The law, and ...

The new law also requires the state to assess property fees within the high-risk wildland urban interface boundary to help ...

The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands has released a digital map that shows which areas have a high risk of wildfire and may face additional property taxes under House Bill 48.

SALT LAKE CITY — Close to 60,000 structures across Utah are considered at "high risk" for being impacted by wildfires, putting some homeowners on the path to pay new fees, according to a new state map ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state — labeling nearly 80,000 structures as high-risk — generated so much pushback from angry homeowners ...

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Jeff Shapiro strolls his lakeside property along scenic Lake Austin, pointing out the ways he has fireproofed his limestone home. Within the 5-foot “home ignition zone,” there’s nothing that can burn ...

After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly. This story was originally published by ...