Wildfire Vulnerability News Today

An organization working to keep the Ojai Valley safe from the growing threat of wildfire is seeking the public’s input on evacuations and the local transit system.

--Betterview, an InsurTech provider of actionable property intelligence to property and casualty insurance companies, is pleased to announce the addition of Wildfire Risk Insights to the Betterview Property Intelligence& Risk Management Platform, including a property-level Wildfire Vulnerability Score and third-party regional hazard data.

Residents of 152 cities and towns in the Pacific Northwest are particularly vulnerable to climate-fueled wildfires. Residents of 60 other communities are most susceptible to floods. And people living in 75 towns are most liable to suffer — maybe even die — because of heat waves.  Thats according to a new analysis released Wednesday by news agency InvestigateWest and planning firm Headwaters Economics. It drills down to towns where, for example, sparse tree canopies and older residences mak...

Residents of 152 cities and towns in the Pacific Northwest are particularly vulnerable to...