Northern California’s Dixie Fire Has Affected 800-Plus Structures, And High Winds Are on Their Way August 9, 2021 By Don Jergler When Tom Larsen thinks of the Dixie Fire in Northern California, he thinks about better modeling. Larsen, the senior director...
California, Nevada Governors Tour Site of Massive Wildfire July 28, 2021 By Sam Metz The governors of California and Nevada called for more federal firefighting assistance Wednesday as they toured a region blackened by...
University Study Poses Possible Future for Western Wildfires as a Decade-Long Burst, Followed by Gradual Decline July 28, 2021 By University of Washington Newswise — In recent years, wildfires on the West Coast have become larger and more damaging. A combination of almost...
Winds Feeding California’s Largest Wildfire July 27, 2021 It could be days before officials will be able to assess the damage done to a small town by California’s...
California’s Largest Wildfire Torches Homes as Blazes Lash West July 26, 2021 Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes over the weeked as the state’s largest wildfire intensified...
PG&E in California’s Will Pay to Bury Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires July 22, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain California power company Pacific Gas and Electric said on Wednesday it would bury 10,000 miles of power lines in high-risk...
PG&E Says Equipment Possibly Linked to Big California Wildfire July 21, 2021 Pacific Gas & Electric reported to California utility regulators that its equipment may have been involved in the start of...
In the Face of a Severe California Wildfire Season, is The Oft-Used ‘Mitigation’ Word Too Little Too Late? July 20, 2021 By Don Jergler It may have been around 2017 when a true sense of urgency donned on insurers, public officials, residents and regulators...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on The Impact of California Wildfires on Cannabis Insurance July 19, 2021 By Don Jergler The California wildfire season is shaping up to be an ugly one, with a worsening drought and soaring temperatures in...
Pandemic Part of a Perfect Storm for Insurers, Homeowners Bracing for Bad Wildfire Season July 14, 2021 By Don Jergler A perfect storm appears to brewing for homeowners and property insurers in the drought-plagued, wildfire-riddled U.S. West – and as...