Fire Prevention

8/1/2018 - 2 min read

Slow progress reported against destructive Carr Fire

FireLine, Verisk’s wildfire risk management tool, is guiding analysis of risk factors seen within the Carr Fire’s perimeter. FireLine categorized more than 99 percent of the fire area as at risk, with more than 90 percent at high or extreme risk.

6/25/2018 - 2 min read

Educating the community on fire safety—the benefit to insurers

ISO Community Hazard Mitigation actively works with fire departments, building departments, water suppliers, and municipalities with our Public Protection Classification (PPC), Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS), water outreach, and emergency communication center review programs. With your participation and cooperation, we will attain our ultimate goal: safer communities.

5/4/2018 - 3 min read

Celebrating International Firefighters’ Day

May 4 is International Firefighters’ Day, a time to honor the dedicated men and women who put themselves at risk to protect our communities and, of course, to remember those who have been injured, were sickened, or gave the ultimate sacrifice while doing so. The day has been observed since 1999 in countries all over the world.

4/12/2018 - 1 min read

Verisk records 8.9 million fire hydrants in the United States

Verisk reached a national milestone this past February with the recording of 8.9 million hydrants in its GIS fire hydrant database. The GIS database is the only one of its kind in the United States and includes the precise location and functionality of each hydrant as well as other static water supply sources.

1/3/2018 - 5 min read

The danger of combustible exteriors on tall buildings

In the wake of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower, the London Fire Brigade asked Verisk to perform an analysis on buildings in the UK that have similar characteristics to Grenfell Tower.

12/12/2017 - 2 min read

Still-raging Thomas Fire proves tough challenge for firefighters

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.

12/8/2017 - 3 min read

California's December wildfires: Assessing the risk

To get a preliminary view of risk within the wildfire-affected areas of California, we used FireLine—Verisk’s wildfire risk management tool.

11/17/2017 - 1 min read

AIR updates insured loss estimates for California wildfires

Verisk’s AIR Worldwide has updated its loss estimates for the recent California Wildfires after analyzing findings from its damage survey conducted during the week of October 30. AIR now estimates that insured losses from the Tubbs, Nuns, Atlas, Redwood, and Sulphur fires in California will be between $8 billion and $10.5 billion.

10/27/2017 - 4 min read

AIR estimates losses for California wildfires

Verisk estimates that industry insured losses from the Tubbs, Pocket, Nuns, Atlas, Redwood, and Sulphur fires in California will be between $2 to $3 billion.