Latest Wildfire Headlines
All the headlines from our Wildfire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
State Farm Has Paid Out $2.5 Billion for LA Wildfires
Mar 28 2025 // State Farm has reported paying out $2.5 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires in January, more than double what the carrier reported paying out weeks earlier. “As of March 28, we’ve received more than 12,300...
California Agency Issues Guidelines for Healthcare Providers Affected by LA Wildfires
Mar 27 2025 // The California Department of Managed Health Care issued an all-plan letter designed to provide flexibility for health plans to assist healthcare providers impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. Related: LA Municipal...
Crews Battled Helene-Fueled Wildfires for Another Day in the Carolinas
Mar 26 2025 // Firefighters in North and South Carolina were battling multiple wind-driven wildfires Monday in rugged terrain that complicated containment efforts, officials said. Millions of trees knocked down by Hurricane Helene last...
South Korea Battles Wildfires as Death Toll Rises to 18
Mar 26 2025 // Wildfires ravaging South Korea over the past week have killed at least 24 people, making it the country’s worst forest fire disaster in about three decades, as firefighters struggled to contain multiple blazes that...
Wildfires in Western Japan Damage Homes, Forcing Evacuations
Mar 25 2025 // Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging a number of homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blazes in the...
Wildfires in Carolinas Prompt Evacuations
Mar 25 2025 // Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation Sunday in a North Carolina county still recovering from Hurricane Helene, and South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire in that state....
ZestyAI: More Than $2 Trillion in US Homes at High Risk of Wildfires
Mar 24 2025 // While Western wildfires have dominated disaster news for decades, new analysis using artificial intelligence shows millions of homes across the country—even in the swampy Southeast—are at risk for wildfires. ZestyAI...
Wildfires and Government Action Exclusions
Mar 24 2025 // One of my first visuals of the conflagration in Los Angeles was a video of vehicles on the streets in the Pacific Palisades community being bulldozed to clear room for emergency vehicles. With traffic snarled as residents...
Texas Bills Seek to Improve State’s Response to Wildfires
Mar 19 2025 // A Texas lawmaker is laying the groundwork to create a statewide system that connects all first responders and government agencies to the same network. The proposal comes as a possible solution to fix communication issues...
Devastating Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Homes Across Oklahoma and Texas
Mar 18 2025 // As Oklahomans assessed the devastation from wildfires that whipped across the state, damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, officials in both Oklahoma and Texas warned of an increased risk of fire danger in the coming...
Death Toll Rises From Tornadoes, Wildfires and Storms in Multiple States
Mar 18 2025 // Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires over the weekend, leaving at least 39 people dead. In the latest tally of the...
Carrier Management to Host New Wildfire Conference
Mar 14 2025 // Carrier Management, a sister publication of Insurance Journal, will host a free online event spotlighting wildfire risk assessment, prevention and intelligence tools for risk and insurance professionals. The first Wildfire...
Delaware Forest Service Warns of Elevated Wildfire Risk
Mar 14 2025 // Delaware officials are reporting that the ongoing drought and current weather conditions have caused an uptick in wildfires in all three counties. Due to an elevated wildfire risk, the Delaware Forest Service is urging all...
Insurer Payouts Now at $12B for LA Wildfires, Report Shows
Mar 12 2025 // Insurance companies have so far paid out more than $12 billion for losses from the two biggest of the Los Angeles-area wildfires that swept through the region and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in January. California...
Lloyd’s Said It Will Lose $2.3B From LA Wildfires
Mar 12 2025 // Lloyd’s this week said it will lose $2.3 billion from the Los Angeles wildfires in January, adding to the number of companies that have paid out more than $1 billion in losses from the catastrophe. The company...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Mercury and Subsidiaries Over LA Wildfires
Mar 10 2025 // AM Best revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) for the members of...
Maryland Wildfire Damage Less Extensive in 2024 Despite Severe Fall Fire Weather
Mar 7 2025 // The number of wildfires in Maryland during 2024 was much higher than the ten-year average, but acreage burned was significantly lower. In Maryland, 165 fires burned 953.4 acres during 2024, compared to 199 wildfires in...
Report: More Insurers in California Paying Wildfire Victims Without Itemized List
Mar 7 2025 // More insurers are paying contents coverage to California wildfire victims without requiring a detailed inventory, according to the California Department of Insurance. The CDI reported on responses from carriers following a...
Los Angeles County Sues Utility Edison Over Deadly Wildfire
Mar 5 2025 // Los Angeles County sued Edison International to recoup its losses from a January wildfire that was one of the most destructive in California history. The suit alleges that equipment owned by the company’s Southern...
Rain in Carolinas May Dampen Wildfires But Threat of Tornadoes, More Fires Looms
Mar 5 2025 // The Carolinas saw some much-needed rainfall Wednesday morning, helping to quell wildfires that had burned more than 2,600 acres – but also raising the threat of tornadoes. Even with the new rainfall, insurance and...
