Latest Wildfire Headlines
All the headlines from our Wildfire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Long-Term Drought in Spain Expected to Bring More Heatwaves, Wildfires
Mar 23 2023 // MADRID (AP) – Spain has officially entered a period of long-term drought, owing to high temperatures and low rainfall over the past three years, and likely faces another year of heatwaves and forest fires. The...
Assisting Insurers with Compliance Under California’s New Wildfire Insurance Regulations
Mar 15 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Over the past five years, wildfires have been particularly devastating across California, leading insurers, homeowners, and regulators to reconsider how they manage and...
California Wildfire Innovation Fund Getting $25M Boost
Feb 23 2023 // A California fund to encourage wildfire innovation and lower the severity and frequency of catastrophic wildfire is getting a $25 million boost. Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group made a $25 million commitment...
New Mexico Law Signed to Help Wildfire, Flooding Recovery
Feb 22 2023 // New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed to use zero-interest loans to help local governments in the arid, Southwest state repair or replace public infrastructure damaged by wildfires or subsequent flooding. The law...
Southern California Edison Sued by City for Damaging Wildfire
Feb 13 2023 // A city claims in a lawsuit that Southern California Edison equipment ignited a damaging wildfire last fall. The lawsuit filed on behalf of the city of Hemet claims that the utility did not manage its electrical power lines...
$930M to Curb Western U.S. Wildfires Crisis
Feb 6 2023 // The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests, the Biden administration announced in late January, as officials struggle to...
PG&E to Face Manslaughter Trial Over Deadly California Fire
Feb 3 2023 // Pacific Gas & Electric will face trial for manslaughter over its role in a 2020 wildfire in Northern California that killed four people, a judge ruled Wednesday. The judge in Shasta County ruled after a preliminary...
University of California Fires Swim Coach over Misconduct, Harassment Allegations
Feb 2 2023 // Longtime University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever was fired following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct, the school said in a statement. McKeever led...
$930M to Curb Western U.S. Wildfires Crisis
Jan 23 2023 // The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests, the Biden administration announced Thursday, as officials struggle to contain...
Insurers Agree to Extend ALE Coverage for Colorado Wildfire Survivors
Jan 19 2023 // Insurers agreed to a request from the Colorado Division of Insurance to extend additional living expenses coverage for Marshall Fire survivors. Homeowners’ insurance companies have agreed to extend coverage for up to...
New Mexico Delegation Seeks Changes to Wildfire Aid Rules
Jan 11 2023 // New Mexico’s congressional delegation says the U.S. government should make changes to rules proposed for processing damage claims stemming from a historic wildfire sparked by forest managers. The delegation sent a...
California Commissioner Alert Notes Coverage for Floods and Mudslides Caused by Wildfires
Jan 5 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday issued a formal notice to insurance companies reminding them of their legal duty to cover damage from any future mudslide or similar disaster that is caused by...
New Mexico Seeking Changes to U.S. Rules for Wildfire Claims
Jan 3 2023 // New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is asking that changes be made to rules proposed by the U.S. government as it processes damage claims from a historic wildfire sparked by forest managers. Balderas filed comments...
California, Florida and Texas have the most properties at risk of wildfire
Dec 13 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Wildfires continue to be a massive threat to millions of properties across the United States. With the population growing and major metro areas continuing to develop...
Report from California Insurers Calls for More Freedom to Use Wildfire Catastrophe Models
Nov 29 2022 // Associations representing insurers operating in California on Tuesday released an analysis from Milliman showing wildfire catastrophe models would improve homeowners’ access to insurance in the face of...
Wildfire Mitigation Plan Would Cut 2.4 Million New Jersey Pinelands Trees
Nov 28 2022 // BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Up to 2.4 million trees would be cut down as part of a project to prevent major wildfires in a federally protected New Jersey forest heralded as a unique environmental treasure. New...
Delos in California Launches New Program to Expand Wildfire Insurance Options
Nov 15 2022 // Delos Insurance Solutions launched a program to expand homeowners insurance options for Californians facing wildfire risks and provide full home insurance policies to homeowners currently on the California Fair Access to...
Moody’s: California Utilities Reduced Liability Following Catastrophic Wildfires
Nov 10 2022 // A new report shows California utilities have noticeably reduced their liability following catastrophic wildfires in the past that have been blamed on the utilities and have driven several massive lawsuits and financial...
Commissioner Says 2021 Colorado Wildfire Losses Surpass $2B
Nov 7 2022 // A wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and businesses in suburban Denver last winter caused more than $2 billion in losses, making it by far the costliest in Colorado history, the state insurance commissioner...
Rural New Mexico Eyes Insurance Fight Amid Wildfires
Nov 7 2022 // Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching for any salvageable bits in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history. Manuel found two of his high school...
