Wildfire Season Arrived Months Early in Oregon. Here's What Salem-Area Homeowners Should Do Right Now. Salem, United ...

Record-low snowpack, 17 counties in drought, and dangerous heat are converging to create what officials fear could be one of the most devastating fire seasons in years.

Concerns that a new map showing wildfire risks across Oregon will lead to property insurance hikes are unfounded, state financial regulators said. Insurers have not filed the paperwork to raise rates ...