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"Nancy Matela co-owns a vacation home in a wildfire zone northwest of Bend that has a new, annual property insurance premium of $9,000. It’s more than nine times what the company Safeco charged her a year ago."
Three power agencies have been served lawsuits from communities and insurance agencies seeking relief from damages incurred through alleged negligence
The company said reducing its risk will benefit customers. Critics said it opens the door for more of the negligent behavior the company was found guilty of in Oregon.
By redefining the wildfire problem as a home ignition problem, communities can survive even extreme fires and can safely reintroduce fire to the land.
Now more than ever, people should be prepared for wildfires. Here, MailOnline spoke to experts and asked: How do you survive a wildfire?