FireLine, Verisk’s wildfire risk management tool, guided analysis of risk factors seen within the Tinder Fire’s perimeter. Verisk determined that areas considered to be at high to extreme risk accounted for about 83 percent of the total fire area.
Using FireLine—Verisk’s wildfire risk management tool—to analyze risk factors seen within the Thomas Fire’s perimeter, Verisk has determined that areas considered to be at high/extreme risk account for more than 96 percent of the total area. This is due to heavy fuels and difficult terrain.