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Topic: Ignition-resistant home construction
Editor's Note: All blog entries are reviewed and edited for length and clarity by Network staff before approval for posting.
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Feb 11, 2021
Editor’s Note: Daniel Gorham is a research engineer at the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. At the IBHS Research Center in South Carolina, Daniel and his… Read More
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Mar 21, 2019
How Ashland Passed a Wildfire Ordinance (Hint: We Removed Our Ordinance Blinders)
BY: Chris ChambersThe danger of designated wildfire hazard zones is that they inherently consider some areas as “out” of the zone of risk. The 2009 Siskiyou Fire and 2010 Oak Knoll Fire in… Read More
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Jan 24, 2019
Nine Fact Sheets That Will Make Your Job Easier: NFPA Resources about Wildfire-Resilient Homes
BY: Cathy Prudhomme, National Fire Protection AssociationWe often encounter an unspoken expectation from residents that folks in the wildfire resilience field have attained an all-encompassing level of expertise regarding “all… Read More
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Oct 25, 2018
We recently published a story highlighting six examples of wildfire mitigation paying off in 2018. You asked for more, and I’m happy to report that just for 2017 and 2018… Read More
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Dec 19, 2017
I was nine years old when my dad’s family home burned in the Oakland Hills Fire. As a country kid from one of the most fire-prone counties in northern California, I was no… Read More
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Aug 10, 2017
The Art and Science of Home Wildfire Evaluations
BY: Wendy Fulks, with contributions from Eric LovgrenThis past spring, FAC Net asked our members some questions about their core FAC practices. We wanted to understand more about their work on, and interest in, things like: … Read More
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Oct 04, 2016
Dr. Steve Quarles joined the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) in 2011. He is currently Chief Scientist for Wildfire and Durability and serves as the… Read More