When Is Your Home Safe After Wildfire Smoke? LA Researchers Have Some Answers September 11, 2025 By Emma Court At a church parking lot near Los Angeles, two hazmat-suit-clad workers vacuumed and wiped most of the contents of Elle...
Viewpoint: Delay, Deny, Defend for California Wildfire Claims? September 2, 2025 By Dan Veroff and Derek Chaiken Eight months after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles, commercial and residential policyholders continue to report unreasonably long...
Homes With Toxic Smoke Damage Deepen Insurance Nightmare in LA June 25, 2025 By Michelle Ma Months after fire tore through Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood, homeowners are struggling to get reimbursed — not for houses...
California Commissioner Launches Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force May 19, 2025 A new task force has been formed to develop standards in California for insurance coverage and clean-up of smoke-damaged homes....
Wildfire Smoke Health Risks Can Linger in Homes That Escape Burning January 2, 2025 By Colleen E. Reid (THE CONVERSATION) On Dec. 30, 2021, a wind-driven wildfire raced through two communities just outside Boulder, Colorado. In the span...
Massachusetts Reports 18 Brush Fires; Smoke Blankets Eastern Communities October 30, 2024 Residents in parts of eastern Massachusetts woke to the acrid smell of smoke Monday as firefighters worked to extinguish several...
California Homeowners Sue FAIR Plan Over Smoke Damage Coverage July 25, 2024 A class action lawsuit is being brought on behalf of more than 350,000 policyholders against the California FAIR Plan over...
Central Illinois Church Suffers Extensive Smoke Damage from Fire April 29, 2021 A fire early on April 28 caused extensive smoke damage to a central Illinois church, authorities said. Crews were called...
New Hampshire Library Director Said Lightning Damage Was ‘Mindboggling’ August 7, 2018 The director of the Hopkinton Town Library in New Hampshire says damage caused by a lightning strike is “mindboggling.” Donna...
Police: Famous Italian Restaurant in New Jersey Suffered Fire Damage January 26, 2018 Firefighters say a near-century-old New Jersey Italian restaurant suffered damage in an afternoon fire. Freehold fire officials say Federici’s Family...