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posted on July 15, 2008
Landmark Wildfire Study Identifies New Risk Factors and Recommendations for California Homes
The Institute for Business & Home Safety, the insurance industry’s property protection advocate, has completed comprehensive research on the Witch Creek Wildfire, which damaged or destroyed nearly 1,700 structures in San Diego County, Calif., in 2007 at a cost of $1 billion. While the research focuses on Southern California, the results have applications nationwide, now that a full one-third of homes in the United States are in the Wildland Urban Interface.
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