Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements.

The maps classify the wildfire hazard for every taxable property in the state, triggering some new requirements for home hardening and buffer zones.

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.

Oregon has finalized its statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface, with the final versions now accessible on the Oregon Explorer