Home Ignition News Today

Your realtor may not have mentioned it when you bought your home, but you also bought a Home Ignition Zone.

How well-prepared is your house for a fire? It’s a question homeowners, especially in California, need to ask themselves more often.

The increased number and severity of wildfires increase has led to a sharp rise in insurers’ decisions not to renew policies in California.

The City of Campbell River Fire Department is conducting free FireSmart Home Assessments for properties within the municipal boundary to help people better protect their homes and properties from wildfire. Creating a FireSmart property lessens the potential impact of fire by reducing the available fuels surrounding your home. No matter where you live, your actions play an important role in the fire resiliency of your home, community, and the province.

A new position launched by Missoula County will help create and maintain a wildfire plan and strengthen mitigation efforts, officials said this week.

A new position launched by Missoula County will help create and maintain a wildfire plan and strengthen mitigation efforts, officials said this week.

The Home Ignition Zone concept mitigates wildfire risk around a house. Here are tips from National Fire Prevention Association on implementing this tactic.

National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is Saturday, May 7 With much of Oregon seeing another year of continued drought and the wildfire outlook for this summer very concerning, the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal would like to remind Oregonians of the importance of defensible space around their home and property. Good defensible space can not only prevent embers from igniting your home, but it can also prevent flames from reaching your home altogether. You can protect your home and co...

SALEM, Ore. -- Oregons fire marshal is using May for public outreach about wildfires, offering online sessions for wildfire responses.

SALEM, Ore. -- Oregons fire marshal is using May for public outreach about wildfires, offering online sessions for wildfire responses.