Last week the Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State University researchers released a new draft map showing relative wildfire hazard throughout the state. They define wildfire hazard as a combination of how likely a wildfire is to occur and its potential intensity. The release comes two years after the state published a similar map, then called a “wildfire risk map,” before pulling the graphic over outrage from residents about how the information would impact property values and insurance rates. …This time around the state has focused on more public outreach to assuage fears like Byrd’s, hosting meetings in high-hazard areas in southern, central and northeastern Oregon. Other than public outreach, the color scheme of the new draft map has changed and there are fewer categories of wildfire hazard — three compared to five. But, as Golden explained, it’s not a drastically different map.