Private Firefighters Becoming More Prevalent Across US

With 10 million homes having been built in wildland areas since 2000, private firefighters sponsored by insurance companies are becoming more prevalent

Insurance crews help protect well-heeled from wildfires

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Residents Of Crestline Urged To Prepare For Fall Fire Season

As the fall fire season nears in Southern California, fire officials in the mountain community of Crestline are urging property owners to clean up their weeds and debris

Fire Hazard Inspections Continue

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Hardening Homes Against Wildfires With FEMA Grants

Rick Halsey, Director of the California Chaparral Institute, sent along a press release about an official with Big Bear Fire Department who is helping harden homes against wildfires with money from FEMA grants

Fire Official Using Science to Become a Hero Before the Fire

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How To Win A Reasonable Settlement After A Wildfire

A Southern California attorney expounds on how residents of San Diego County can fight for a reasonable settlement after suffering losses in a wildfire

LawyersandSettlements.com Interviews Attorney James Frantz about Wildfire Lawsuits and Being Prepared to File for Fire Loss Damages

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How to Live with Wildfires in Southern California

USGS Fire Ecologist Jon Keeley discusses the need to prepare for wildfires in Southern California in a new study

How to Live with Wildfires in Southern California

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Metal Roofs Protect Homes From Wildfires

The virtues of steel roofing on homes in wildfire prone areas is illustrated in a press release from Arizona

Metal Roofing Saves Homes in Wildfire Prone Areas

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Southern Californians Told To Prepare For Wildfires

A Los Angeles Times article provides some useful tips on how Southern Californians can protect their homes from wildfires

Your home's wildfire risk may be higher than you think

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Red Cross Urges Homeowners in Arizona to Prepare For Wildfires

The Red Cross is urging homeowners in Arizona to make plans to protect their families and property as wildfire season is far from over

Red Cross Urges Arizonans To Make A Fire Plan Now

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Home Defense Pointers From Allstate

Allstate Insurance provides a few pointers on how homeowners can prepare for wildfires

3 On Your Side: Prepare before wildfires strike

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Even though insurance companies have paid out hundreds of millions in wildfire claims, premiums for homeowners living in wildfire-prone areas are unlikely to increase substantially

Despite Hefty Payouts, Fire Insurance Costs Hold Steady

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The tricky problem of getting homeowners to properly protect their property from wildfires is broached in an article from Colorado

Lessons and questions left to smolder in the wake of massive suburban forest fire

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Homeowners in OK Get Wildfire Education

Oklahoma's McAlester Fire Department is working with Firewise to educate homeowners on how to defend themselves against wildfires

Are you concerned about brush, grass or forest fires where you live?

University of Washington Student Maps Wildfire Danger In Pacific Northwest

A University of Washington student has come up with a detailed map of wildfire-prone areas in the Pacific Northwest

WWU grad student creates map of homes in path of potential wildfires

New Map Spots Wildfire-prone Areas

Concerned about whether wildfires are prevalent where you want to live? A new mapping program might be able to help you decide!

Worried about wildfires or floods? Trulia heat maps help find safest places to live