Canadian Underwriter2d
Why wildfires are a social problem – and what insurers can do about it
Wildfires have devastating impacts on communities. That’s why more focus must be put on solving and preventing losses before they occur.
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Shuswap communities among nation's top 10 for 'high burn probability': Report
Chase council learned the community is in the line of fire after a report from FireSmart coordinator Michael Henderson. At the Jan. 28 meeting, Henderson provided a wildfire risk assessment that said ...
Entire city-owned properties have been assessed for wildfire risk: city fire chief
The wildfire risk in Nelson has been completely assessed, says the city’s fire chief. Jeff Hebert said the wildfire risk reduction program — which falls under the FireSmart umbrella — has had Nelson ...
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Los Angeles wildfires contained, B.C. firefighting teams return home
More than 30 firefighters from British Columbia’s Wildfire Service have returned home from a deployment fighting large fires ...
City of Salmon Arm plans more pile burning in Little Mountain Park
An ongoing fuel-management project is underway in Little Mountain Park that includes scheduled pile burning as prescribed the by the city's FireSmart contractor. In a social media post, the City of ...
KDRV10d
"I want to get to the bottom of it:" Josephine County residents speak out at wildfire hazard map meeting
Community members were vocal at a town hall meeting Thursday night to talk about the Oregon Department of Forestry's ...
Could B.C.'s economy see any benefits from U.S. tariffs?
Tom Davidoff, a professor at UBC's Sauder School of Business, responds to a viewer email about how potential U.S. tariffs ...
Daher Delivers Two TBM 960s For Aerial Firefighting To Conair
Daher, the parent company of both TBM and Kodiak, revealed it had completed the delivery of two TBM 960s to Conair Group Inc.
Scientists blame climate change for the Los Angeles wildfires: Hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the fires were 35% more likely due to global warming
The World Weather Attribution warned the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the fires were about 35 per cent  more ...
BC is home to one of Canada’s most legendary ghost towns
Do you love exploring small towns in BC? It's time to put the abandoned town of Anyox on your map, aka "the town that got ...
USA Today14d
Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you're affected
For example, about 58% of St. George, Utah’s 180,000 residents live in a “very high” wildfire risk area. Beyond metropolitan areas, FEMA maps show high-risk places in states not typically ...