California Firefighter Says State Should Consider Home Ban in Fire-Prone Areas December 14, 2018 By DON THOMPSON California’s increasingly deadly and destructive wildfires have become so unpredictable that government officials should consider banning home construction in vulnerable...
Half of Colorado Population Faces Wildfire Risk November 29, 2018 By DAN ELLIOTT The number of Coloradans whose homes are at risk from wildfires soared 45 percent in five years, reflecting the state’s...
Report: Fire-Resistant Homes Don’t Have to Cost a Fortune November 28, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Homes in wildfire-prone areas around the U.S. could be built to better withstand blazes without increasing the cost of construction,...
Report: Homes in Fire-Prone Areas Hike Missoula Firefighting Costs October 16, 2018 By DAVID ERICKSON, Missoulian Rapid population growth and the desire to live near forests means new housing in western Montana is being built in...
Fire Safety Effort in Rapid City Gets Initial OK August 18, 2014 Rapid City, S.D., firefighters have gotten initial city approval for an effort to encourage residents in areas prone to wildfires...
Nearly 5M Homes Endangered by Wildfires December 11, 2013 More than 4.5 million U.S. households are at high or extreme risk from wildfire, according to new analysis by Verisk...
Rising Number of U.S. Homes at Risk From Wildfires October 11, 2013 By Laura Zuckerman The number of homes at risk from wildfires in western U.S. states jumped 62 percent in the past year as...
Risk Ratings Weighed for Homes in Fire-Prone Areas September 9, 2013 A state task force is mulling a plan that would assign more than 550,000 Colorado homes in wildfire-prone areas a...