Latest Wildfire Headlines
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Fitch: Calif. Wildfires May Be Largest U.S. Wildfire Insured Loss Ever
Oct 25 2007 // Insured losses from wildfires continuing to spread in Southern California could likely become the costliest catastrophe insured loss event in 2007 and may potentially become the costliest wildfire catastrophe insured loss...
Santa Ana Winds Continue to Fuel Southern California Wildfires
Oct 24 2007 // Major fires continue to burn in Southern California, in some cases fueling new fires. There are currently 15 fires burning 414,013 acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The large number of separate...
Fireman’s Fund Offering Wildfire Recovery Services to Agents
Oct 24 2007 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. announced it is offering all Southern California customers — homeowners and commercial customers — and independent agents free wildfire recovery...
Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association Offers Fire Safety Tips
Oct 24 2007 // The wildfires burning out of control in Southern California should sound an alarm for homeowners to prepare for disasters before they strike. Homeowners need to have an evacuation plan in place and make sure they have...
Southern California’s National Banks Near Wildfires Told They Can Close
Oct 23 2007 // The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued a proclamation allowing national bank offices affected by the wildfires in southern California to close at their discretion. In issuing the proclamation,...
Insurance Industry Assessing Calif. Wildfires, Sends in Assistance
Oct 23 2007 // Insurance industry professionals are rallying the troops, bringing in claims professionals and others to assist in battling several major wildfires burning across Southern California. On Sunday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Insurance Group Answers Consumer Questions Raised by Wildfires
Oct 23 2007 // After a wildfire, people usually have questions about the coverage provided by a typical homeowners or auto insurance policy. The Insurance Information Network of California offers answers to some of these basic...
Insurers Say Calif. Wildfire Claims May Reach $500 Million
Oct 23 2007 // Exclusive Video California Wildfires: Insurance Industry Assesses Impact California Wildfires: Insurers On Site at Evacuation Centers The insurance industry is estimating that the damage from the wildfires in southern...
More than 600 Southern California Homes Lost to Unchecked Wildfires
Oct 23 2007 // Hundreds of homes were reduced to ashes Monday as wildfires blown by fierce desert winds raced across a huge swath of Southern California extending from Malibu to the Mexican border, forcing a quarter of a million people...
California Wildfire Threatens Pepperdine U., Upscale Neighborhoods
Oct 22 2007 // A wildfire driven by powerful Santa Ana winds in California’s Malibu Hills on Sunday threatened a university, destroyed at least one home and forced the evacuation of hundreds more, authorities said. About 400...
Tennessee’s Wildfire Season is off to a Brisk Start
Oct 19 2007 // The Tennessee wildfire season is here, but a hot and dry summer brought an early start. East Tennessee has been hardest hit, with fires burning more than 23,000 acres. Firefighters contained a wildfire that covered about...
San Bernardino Mountains Wildfire Recovery Will Take Years
Oct 18 2007 // Forestry officials say recovery will take years in the San Bernardino Mountains area scarred by last month’s 13,825-acre Butler II wildfire. People, animals and roadways will be threatened for years, and the...
Calif. DOI Partners with CAL FIRE To Prevent Fire Losses
Oct 16 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner joined CAL FIRE Director Ruben Grijalva yesterday in signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help prevent and mitigate fire losses in the Golden State. The state faces...
Study: Homes in fire-risk areas of Sierra Nevada
Oct 8 2007 // More people are building homes in hazardous fire areas of the Sierra Nevada — increasing firefighting costs, according to a two-year study released by a conservation group. The Sierra Nevada is primarily in eastern...
Study: Homes in fire-risk areas of Sierra Nevada
Oct 8 2007 // More people are building homes in hazardous fire areas of the Sierra Nevada — increasing firefighting costs, according to a two-year study released by a conservation group. The Sierra Nevada is primarily in eastern...
Alaska Fire Authorities Launch Interior Wildfire Protection Plan
Oct 2 2007 // Alaska forestry officials are planning a series of prescribed burns to torch debris piles that have built up over the past three years. It’s part of a wildfire protection effort being implemented by the Alaska...
Montana’s wildfire suppression funding process convoluted, analysts say
Sep 24 2007 // Montana legislative analysts agreed that more money is needed to fight fires in Montana but called the state’s current system for funding wildfire suppression “convoluted” and raised concerns about some...
Montana’s wildfire suppression funding process convoluted, analysts say
Sep 24 2007 // Montana legislative analysts agreed that more money is needed to fight fires in Montana but called the state’s current system for funding wildfire suppression “convoluted” and raised concerns about some...
Study: New Homes in Fire-Risk Areas of Sierra Nevada
Sep 21 2007 // More people are building homes in hazardous fire areas of the Sierra Nevada — increasing firefighting costs, according to a two-year study released by a conservation group. The Sierra Nevada is primarily in eastern...
SoCal Wildfires Near Containment, Ahead of Windy Forecast
Sep 20 2007 // Fire crews were bracing for strong winds as they sought to finish surrounding a wildfire that forced hundreds of people to flee this mountaintop community in the San Bernardino National Forest, authorities said. Winds in...
