Fire Prevention
What’s going on with fire? Taking measure of a growing peril
Verisk works with fire protection, scientific, and insurance community to provide technology to manage and mitigate wildfire risk.
Evolving exposure: Lessons from the 2021 wildfire season
In our newest wildfire report, we take the measure of another year of record-setting wildfires
Verisk 2021 wildfire risk analysis provides updated data on rising threat
Fully understanding the peril of wildfire and the primary risk factors involved is crucial to accurate property underwriting. FireLine® Risk Reports can help keep you…
Preparing for a growing peril: The age of the ‘gigafire’ has begun
As dramatic as the statistics surrounding the 2020 wildfire season were, the messages they carry and the questions they raise are even more critical to address.
Mitigate web portal provides free data-driven resources to improve community fire protection
Mitigate provides objective, countrywide fire protection data to help fire protection officials evaluate and improve their emergency preparedness.
The nuances of fire station type in predicting future losses
A new Verisk study shows how fire station type fares in predicting fire loss, alone and in combination with ISO’s Public Protection Classification (PPC).
ISO recognized for commitment to disaster safety and resilience
Verisk's ISO business has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH), a nonprofit organization that works to…
California wildfire destruction aligns with identified risks
Property destruction from the November 2018 Camp and Woolsey Fires in California shows a strong correlation with areas identified as at risk by FireLine®, Verisk’s…
Hot in here: Why it’s getting harder to fight house fires
It’s important for insurers to understand advances in fire science and how they assess a community’s adaptation to evolving challenges in fire protection.
How understanding high-performing fire departments can help insurers
ISO’s Community Hazard Mitigation works closely with fire departments and communities through our Public Protection Classification (PPC®) program, which develops…
Special Hazard Zones capture wildfire risk beyond the flames
When wildfires hit populated areas, flames may not be the only cause of insured loss. Beyond the perimeter of a fire, smoke and ash can damage properties that don’t…
Preventing fires at waste and recycling centers
How does a large commercial facility with a working automatic sprinkler system burn to the ground and create a cloud of smoke so big it registers on weather radar maps?
Wyoming fires’ growing footprint threatens hundreds of homes
Wildfires continue to burn near the Wyoming/Colorado border, and the largest, most destructive ones—the Roosevelt, Marten Creek, and Ryan fires—are at various stages of…
PPC: Evaluating fire protection at the grass roots
Insurers measuring the level of protection in a community need to know which station responds first to every address, who and what are inside those stations, where the…
Mendocino Complex Fire, California’s largest, keeps burning
Verisk's FireLine categorized more than 99 percent of the Mendocino Complex Fire area as at risk, with over 94 percent at high or extreme risk.