How Trump’s Mass Layoffs Raise Wildfire Risk in the West, According to Fired Workers February 25, 2025 By Martha Bellisle and Claire Rush The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources...
Crews Fight Large Brush Fire in Massachusetts; Separate Fire Kills 1 October 28, 2024 A woman died in an outdoor fire in Massachusetts at an encampment in Millbury on Saturday night and crews on...
Connecticut Declares State of Emergency, Burn Ban Due to Severe Fire Conditions October 28, 2024 The state of Connecticut on Saturday instituted a ban on the use of outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the...
California Commissioner Invites Input on Final Phase of Wildfire Modeling Regulation August 19, 2024 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has invited public input as he begins the final phase of approving a “first of...
More People Moving In Than Out of Counties With High Catastrophe Risk August 9, 2024 Despite the dangers and expense associated with living in high-risk areas, large numbers of people are still moving to parts...
The Top 15 U.S. Metros with High Exposure to Wildfire Risk May 7, 2024 The number of wildfires per year is going down, but the increasing size and intensity of the fires is creating...
Growing Wildfire Risk Leaves States Grappling With How to Keep Insurers From Fleeing May 1, 2024 By Rebecca Boone Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news—their...
Delos to Insurers Shedding Wildfire Risk: Send the Homes to Us July 12, 2023 By Chad Hemenway About 6 million homes in the U.S. are considered uninsurable due to wildfire risk. The models at Delos Insurance say...
Wildfire Threat Becomes Tool to Fight California Home Builders July 18, 2022 By Michael Phillis and Suman Naishadham Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural, chaparral-lined hills of San Diego County....
Sunshine State Could See Higher Risk of Property-Destroying Wildfires May 17, 2022 Perhaps the rain from hurricanes can help extinguish the wildfires. That may be the only silver lining to computer modeling...