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Great report from @Tamu and @CedarParkTX about how #wildfire resistant features allowed fire fighters to safely attack the #PalmerFire
Hats off to @TXForestService and @cedarparkfire for preventing an urban conflagration👏
#HomeHardening #DefensibleSpace
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"Insurance companies will be required to cover 50% of losses of up to $2 billion in total claims — $1bn for residential and $1bn for commercial. But the other 50% can be recouped from consumers through a surcharge."
#insurancecrisis #california #wildfire
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"...In the most valuable and at-risk watersheds, every dollar invested in forest restoration can provide up to seven dollars of return in the form of benefits and provide a return-on-investment of 600%."
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#WildfireMitigation #ForestRestoration #RxFire
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Not a day goes by that we don't hear about someone getting dropped by their insurer.
Many insurers are now requiring @IBHS_org Wildfire Prepared Home. We help insurance agents and their clients navigate the process with a 5x higher success rate vs. DIY!
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Today we recognize wildland firefighters and their families for their dedication, hard work, and sacrifices to protect lives and communities.
Also a good time to remind Congress to increase their pay and improve working conditions!
#wildfire #NationalWildlandFirefighterDay
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Our hearts go out to the Ruidoso, NM community and the firefighters working hard to contain two major fires in challenging conditions.
#Wildfire #SouthForkFire #SaltFire
UPDATE: State Forestry confirms 1,400 structures have been destroyed by the #Southforkfire and #saltfire.
Together, the fires have burned more than 20,000 acres and are 0% contained. @KOB4 @GriffinRushton will be live in Roswell with an update at 10.
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On the impact of increasing climate-driven disaster risk (including wildfire and flood) on insurance premiums, esp in CA.
Mitigation is modeled to lower risk by 75%: youtu.be/LSPhLWAl-x0?si=IyIW….
#wildfire #homehardening #mitigation
This growth in insurance premiums is uneven and strongly associated with disaster risk: A one standard-deviation increase in disaster risk is associated with $500 higher premiums in 2023, up from $300 in 2018:
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Wildfire prepared yards that look great, too? 🤩
#defensiblespace #wildfireprepared
Today, IBHS, @CSAAInsuranceGp and @UCBerkeley announced the winners of a wildfire-resilient landscaping contest designed to produce ideas for homeowners that emphasize #wildfire defense while preserving attractiveness.
See all winning designs at bit.ly/44UkxvQ.
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“They are building themselves a shopping mart so they can go and get the groceries all the time,” said Kate Lundquist, co-director of the OAEC Water Institute. “And the result of that is you have these really resilient oases that won’t burn in a fire.”
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Chile has suffered so much: Over 110 dead and 6000 buildings lost, mostly in economically vulnerable hillside communities near Valparaiso.
Rare silver lining: a #wildfire prepared community survived. Completely intact.🤩
#homehardening #defensiblespace
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The only way out of the catastrophic #wildfire and #ForestHealth crisis is to upgrade homes to be ember resistant AND pair with #ControlledBurning. This @Stanford and @Columbia paper shows why. Well done, @MichaelWWara 👏
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Great coverage from @ksro on the SoCo Adapts program and why it's important for #SonomaCounty residents to sign up for a FREE wildfire risk assessment and up to $10,000 in rebates to reduce #wildfire risk before the Dec 2023 deadline.
#homehardening
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A great visual of how wood fences can threaten our homes in a #wildfire and why a 5ft noncombustible Zone Zero is the minimum. And for wood fences, consider replacing with a noncombustible option within 10-15ft of structures you care about.
#defensiblespace #homehardening
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Madronus Wildfire Defense retweeted
Meanwhile, in Socal, a stronger Santa Ana-type offshore wind event will ramp up fire risk much more than in NorCal. There hasn't been much rain in last 30-45 days down south, so vegetation is drier than ion north, and winds may be somewhat stronger as well. #CAwx #CAfire
#SantaAna winds are on track for Saturday Night through at least Monday. This is a DANGEROUS situation. Residents in high fire danger areas should PREPARE NOW if called to evacuate. #cawx
ALT Fire danger map of southwest california. Critical fire weather conditions for much of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
ALT Plan. Prepare. Stay Aware. Visit readyforwildfire.org and weather.gov for more.
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Great report by @iiiorg and @MarkCBove and team at @munichre_us about how property owners are coping with rising #insurance cost and #wildfire risk: "12% of US homeowners are 'going naked' and not insuring at all"
#HomeHardening #DefensibleSpace
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CA insurance continues to be a challenge. An end-of-session effort in the Legislature to fix things failed. As @ValachovicYana writes, "the best action property owners can take is to understand and mitigate #wildfire risks."
#HomeHardening #DefensibleSpace
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Contact your US House Rep. They need to pass this by Sept 30th or we'll lose our federal fire fighting workforce. We need to pay our fire fighters more than they can make at Starbucks if we want to retain good people for this dangerous and important work.
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Madronus Wildfire Defense retweeted
A great look at the Fire Train being used on the River Road East Fire outside Paradise, Montana.
BNSF railway and Montana Rail link have trains that can function in this manner.
Love to see this kind of stuff.
#wildfire #mtfire #Missoula #Helena #Bozeman #trains
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With the death toll quietly predicted to exceed 500, it's hard to overstate the recent devastation of Lahaina.
It's a reminder that communities everywhere are at risk of catastrophic #wildfires and need #HomeHardening and #DefensibleSpace solutions.
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