Wildfire
California’s wildfires: A preliminary view of insured loss
To get a preliminary view of risk within the wildfire-affected areas in California, Verisk used FireLine—our wildfire risk management tool – to analyze two of the largest…
Key findings from the 2017 Verisk wildfire risk analysis
California emerged from a long drought only to plunge into a heightened wildfire season. In fact, wildfires are up in many of the 13 wildfire-prone states Verisk analyzed…
Human activity dramatically increases the duration of wildfire season
According to a report published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, "human-ignited wildfires accounted for 84 percent of all wildfires,…
Why was Gatlinburg destroyed?
Catastrophic wildfires claimed 14 lives and destroyed nearly 1,700 homes in Gatlinburg, Tenn., in early December 2016.
U.S. Fire Administrator Ernest Mitchell on WUI risk
One of the central topics facing the fire service is the fact that trends indicate fire risk has been growing in the wildland-urban interface (WUI).
California burning: An analysis of the summer 2015 wildfires
With at least seven lives lost and thousands of properties destroyed from raging wildfires, the summer of 2015 was one of terrible devastation for Northern California.
The difference between FireLine and PPC
Fire. It’s a basic combination of three elements that surround us every day: heat, fuel, and oxygen.
FireLine examines California’s Valley and Butte wildfires
In September 2015, two fires in Northern California—the Butte and Valley Fires—burned through nearly 147,000 acres and set 1,600 properties ablaze.
Wildfire risk assessment: California’s Butte fire
Almost 600 properties were damaged or destroyed as California’s Butte wildfire ripped through nearly 71,000 acres during the summer of 2015.
Assessing destruction caused by California's 2015 wildfires
California's Valley Fire in Middletown, which blazed through 65,000 acres, could be one of the top five costliest in the state's history.
Key findings from the 2015 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis
California leads U.S., with most households at high or extreme risk from wildfires, according to the 2015 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis.
The dynamic world of public fire protection
New methodology for Public Protection Classification (PPC) grades will allow resurvey of nearly 48,000 communities every few years.
The world's most dangerous country
Neil Spector, president of Verisk Insurance Solutions, interviews Nick Coch, professor at Queens College on geology and natural disaster hazards.
2013 Verisk wildfire risk analysis
More than 4.5 million households are at high or extreme risk from wildfire according to a 2013 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis.
Assessing the cost of the Texas 2013 Black Forest wildfire
Residents of El Paso County, site of the Black Forest fire, filed more than $365 million in claims, according to Verisk's Property Claim Services.