Queensland University of Technology Unveils New Bushfire-Proof House

A research architect from Australia's Queensland University of Technology unveiled a new bushfire-proof home which boasts remote-controlled shutters that can be activated from up to 100 miles away

Bushfire smart house designed to withstand full fury of flames

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Illawarra Homeowners Clearing Bushfire Safety Zones Around Property

Homeowners in Illawarra, New South Wales, are wasting no time clearing out vegetation now that new bushfire rules have taken effect

Illawarra trees in bushfire zone facing axe

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Texas Homeowners Get Wildfire Education

Westlake Fire Department is educating Texas homeowners on the wildfire risks they face as fall approaches

Risk of wildfires increase as drought continues

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Homeowners Abusing New South Wales' 10/50 Bushfire Laws

As feared, homeowners around Australia's Sydney Harbour are taking advantage of the new 10/50 bushfire clearance laws to improve their waterfront views

Bushfire laws used to increase waterfront views

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New South Wales Posts Bushfire Survivial Plan For Homeowners

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service Commissioner urged homeowners to download the RFS Bushfire Survival Plan as he advanced the official start of bushfire season this year

Bushfire season brought forward amid warning from Rural Fire Service

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How To Protect Your Home From Wildfires

Experts offered up some tips on how to protect homes from wildfires

Small Actions Can Reduce Wildfire Risks

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Grand County Wildfire Council Provides Wildfire Tips To Colorado Homeowners

A member of Colorado's Grand County Wildfire Council provided some background material on wildfires and some Firewise Program pointers to homeowners

Considerations in reducing wildfire risks in Grand County

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Wildfire Survivors In Okanogan County Get Tax Windfall

People who lost their homes to wildfires in Okanogan County, Washington, will be eligible for property tax refunds

Tax refunds for wildfire-damaged homes in Okanogan

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Toowoomba Homeowners Urged To Prepare For Bushfire Season

With much of Queensland, Australia, in drought, homeowners in Toowoomba were urged to prepare for bushfire season

Be prepared for bushfire season

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Wyong Shire NSW Prepares For Bushfires

Officials from New South Wales' Wyong Shire Council advised homeowners on how to prepare for bushfires

Tackling the fire threat on the home front

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Intterra Helping Deschutes County Homeowners Prepare For Wildfires

Intterra Inc is helping homeowners in Deschutes County, Oregon, prepare for wildfires

La Pine Fire checking wildfire readiness of homes in district

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Fears Homeowners Could Abuse NSW 10/50 Bushfire Law

New South Wales, Australia's, 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code of Practice is under fire by the Mosman Council due to fears people will use the bushfire prevention laws to improve their views

Mosman Council pushes for an exemption from new bushfire laws that give residents power to lop

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Brisbane Homeowners Preparing For Bushfire Season

Homeowners were warned to clear vegetation as fire officials in Brisbane, Queensland, waited for rainy weather to conduct backburns

Back-burns ahead of Brisbane bushfire season need rainy weather

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Ten Wildfire Tips For Canadian Homeowners

The Insurance Bureau of Canada offered ten tips to homeowners worried about wildfires

IBC Top 10: Wildfire Safety and Prevention Tips for those at Risk

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Wildfire Tips From University Of Florida

An Extension Agent with Leon County/University of Florida IFAS Extension provided some tips to homeowners on how to prepare for wildfires in Northern Florida

Protect your home from wildfires with these steps

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Washington State Homeowners Prepare For Mudslides In Burn Areas

Washington state's Department of Natural Resources is working with property owners to prepare for mudslides in the Carlton Complex Fire burn area

Rain prompts mudslide concerns in wildfire areas

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Colorado Wildfire Survivors Have $199 Million Available To Rebuild

A meeting in Manitou Springs, Colorado, Monday night demonstrated how homeowners could tap $199 million in funds to help recover from four wildfires in 2012 and 2013

Residents still confused about how to get help after wildfires, flooding

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Melbourne Convention Tackles Australian Bushfire Building Codes

Homeowners can find out the impact of building code changes due to bushfires at the R + T Australia 2014 conference taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre later this month

R+T Australia to focus on bushfires safety

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Defensible Space Saves Homes In Paradise

Defensible space and quick action by CAL FIRE and residents was credited with snuffing a 1.5-acre wildfire in Paradise, California

Cal Fire, residents quickly douse for off Indian Springs Road

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How Australians Deal With Bushfires

The Communications Officer at Victoria, Australia's, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC issued their latest Fire Note which analyzes the complex mix of hazards, risk, benefit and value perceptions which influence the way that homeowners approach bushfire hazards where they live

Life On The Edge: Living With Risk

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Bushfires Royal Commission Implementation Monitor Report Available To Homeowners

Victoria's Bushfires Royal Commission Implementation Monitor has made their 2014 annual report available to homeowners online

Bushfires Royal Commission Implementation Monitor annual report 2014

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New South Wales 10/50 Bushfire Law Not Universally Applauded

While many homeowners welcomed the New South Wales 10/50 bushfire clearance rules, at least one council is pushing back against it

Pittwater Council vows to fight against new ‘radical’ tree-clearing bushfire-prevention code

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Toowoomba Homeowners Urged To Prepare For Bushfires

More than 4,000 Prepare, Act, Survive booklets have been mailed to households in vulnerable parts of Toowoomba, New South Wales

Prepare, act and survive a bushfire

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Easy Steps To Protect Your Home From Wildfires

The Deschutes County Forester discussed how some easily-implemented steps can protect homes and communities from wildfires in a National Geographic article

New Wildfire Science Shows That Small Steps Can Save Homes, Communities

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Bogangar Bushfire Workshop To Be Held In August

A workshop entitled "Living with Fire and Koalas" will be held in Bogangar, New South Wales, in August

Getting the balance right for koalas, fire control

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$38.2 Billion Worth Of Colorado Homes At Risk From Wildfires

CoreLogic has determined that $38.2 billion worth of homes are at risk from wildfires across Colorado

Colorado leads country for share of homes most vulnerable to wildfires

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Web Portal Shows Arkansas Homeowners Their Wildfire Risk

Arkansas Forestry Commission unveiled their new Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal, which aims to educate homeowners on their wildfire risk

Learn your wildfire risk with new website

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