Tag Archives: Community Risk Reduction

Initiative aims to eliminate destruction of communities by wildfire by 2050   National Fire Protection Association The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced Outthink Wildfire™, a comprehensive strategy to address America’s wildfire crisis that lays out five policy changes that ...

Several factors usually play a role in whether a home will survive a wildland urban interface fire     United States Fire Administration Researchers at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) are studying the complex fire behavior that ...

Risk reduction efforts not always done     By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One of the nation’s premier nuclear laboratories isn’t taking the necessary precautions to guard against wildfires, according to an audit by the ...

Incentives to make homes resilient     The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As consecutive years of catastrophic wildfires in California drive up the cost of insuring homes, state regulators on Monday announced a step toward creating incentives for ...

Application process for grant funding to help support home improvement wildfire risk reduction projects National Fire Protection Association January 11, 2021 – The threat of wildfire is becoming increasingly prevalent and dangerous, posing greater risks to people and property than ever before. ...

Register now for the Dec. 3 summit     CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada forestry officials are convening a virtual summit to help the public learn how to protect their homes from wildfires. Next week’s summit comes after a ...

Communities acknowledged by NFPA Firewise USA Recognition Program eligible for discounts     National Fire Protection Association Wildfire season is well underway with wildfires scorching a record-breaking number of acres up and down California, and the peak of the season is ...

Paradise has tried to entice people back     By ADAM BEAM Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — When flames chased Chuck and Janie Dee down the mountain two years ago, they thought they’d never be back. Yet there they ...

Discounts on select homeowner insurance premiums     National Fire Protection Association   Community-wide risk reduction is essential to improving outcomes when a wildfire happens. That’s why USAA has been working with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to develop ...

Clearing an acre a day     San Bernardino County Fire Department On June 30th, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (#SBCoFD) announced an evolution in wildfire community risk reduction. SBCoFD and San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department ...