Wildfire

HazardHub Introduces ReplacementHub™ Property Replacement Estimations

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Monday, April 8, 2019
Property insurance, Replacement value, Condition of average, Wildfire, Underinsurance, Articles, Risk

HazardHub combines its high-resolution property data with the intelligence provided by e2Value to create ReplacementHub, an estimate of the amount needed to replace the existing property structure.

Key Points: 
  • HazardHub combines its high-resolution property data with the intelligence provided by e2Value to create ReplacementHub, an estimate of the amount needed to replace the existing property structure.
  • Bob Frady, CEO of HazardHub, says "the recent string of wildfires in California has introduced a new and expensive hazard for property insurers underinsurance.
  • "We've combined our property data with e2Value's intelligence to deliver a fast and accurate replacement cost estimate.
  • HazardHub shares many of our core values, making it easy for us to connect with HazardHub and to their clients.

Smokey Bear Celebrates 75th Birthday with Celebrity Friends in Innovative New Animated Emoji Campaign

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Thursday, April 4, 2019
Fire prevention, National Zoological Park, Smokey Bear, United States Forest Service, Prevention, Ad Council, FCB, Smokey, Bear, Wildfire, Articles, Mascots

For 75 years, Smokey Bear has been recognized as a symbol of wildfire prevention.

Key Points: 
  • For 75 years, Smokey Bear has been recognized as a symbol of wildfire prevention.
  • In fact, Smokey Bear is the longest-running PSA program in U.S. history, created in conjunction with advertising agency FCB, who has developed Smokey Bear campaign assets pro bono since his first introduction in 1944.
  • "Smokey Bear and his friends know that wildfire is not just a western issue or a summer phenomenon.
  • "75 years ago, FCB, in partnership with what would become the Ad Council, gave birth to Smokey Bear.

Cape Analytics Unveils Defensible Space Intelligence for Wildfire Risk

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Technology, Data management, Internet, Networks, Software, Photography, Professional services, Insurance, Articles, Natural hazards, Occupational safety and health, Wildland fire suppression, Wildfires, Natural environment, Sustainable forest management, Nature, Defensible space, Wildfire

Today, Cape Analytics is announcing a new defensible space solution that allows home insurance carriers to systematically assess wildfire vulnerability for properties across the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Cape Analytics is announcing a new defensible space solution that allows home insurance carriers to systematically assess wildfire vulnerability for properties across the U.S.
  • The defensible space solution provides information about vegetation clearance and fuel load within the home ignition zone , critical factors in evaluating wildfire risk.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190403005804/en/
    Cape Analytics' defensible space solution provides information about vegetation clearance and fuel load for individual properties.
  • Now, Cape Analytics is using advanced computer vision technology and high-resolution imagery to offer a new defensible space solution to U.S. insurers and wildfire agencies.

Sustainable Fiber Brand TENCEL(TM) Launches 2019 Earth Month Campaign

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Monday, April 1, 2019
Software, Operating systems, Articles, Lenzing AG, Lyocell, Instagram, Brand, Wildfire

NEW YORK, April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lenzing Group, world market leader in specialty fibers from wood,announced today the launch of the brand's 2019 Earth Month Campaign entitled "From Trees, For Trees".

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lenzing Group, world market leader in specialty fibers from wood,announced today the launch of the brand's 2019 Earth Month Campaign entitled "From Trees, For Trees".
  • The brand collaboration supports the replanting of trees in the California forests recently devastated by last year's wildfires that burned over 876,000 acres of forest.
  • From April 1st to April 30th, 2019, TENCEL brand invites the public to get involved in helping them donate trees by liking & sharing Earth Month related posts on the TENCEL branded Instagram page as well as on their retail partners' Instagram pages.
  • The "From Trees, For Trees" Earth Month Campaign will segue directly into TENCEL brand's 2019 "Make It Feel Right" brand campaign, aiming to educate and empower consumers to join the environmental responsibility movement by making smart choices when it comes to their fashion and textile purchases.

USDA Invests Millions to Protect Communities from Wildfires, Restore Forest Ecosystems, Improve Drinking Water

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Thursday, March 21, 2019
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Ecological succession, Ecological restoration, Wildfire, Contents, Articles, Habitat

Since 2014, USDA has invested $213 million in 69 Joint Chiefs' Landscape Restoration Partnership projects, which focus on areas where public forests and grasslands intersect withprivately-owned lands.

Key Points: 
  • Since 2014, USDA has invested $213 million in 69 Joint Chiefs' Landscape Restoration Partnership projects, which focus on areas where public forests and grasslands intersect withprivately-owned lands.
  • The Joint Chiefs' Landscape Restoration Partnership enables the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Forest Service to leverage technical and financial assistance collaboratively alongside agricultural producers and forest landowners in California to helpreduce wildfire threats, protect water quality and supply, and improve wildlife habitat for at-risk species.
  • "With the help of USDA, producers can improve their forestry operations while realizing many other benefits, including mitigating impacts from wildfires, improving water quality, and wildlife habitat," said Carlos Suarez, NRCS state conservationist in California.
  • Ag producers and forest landowners interested in a project to mitigate wildfire riskshould contact their local USDA service center to see if their land is eligible.

Perimeter Solutions Acquires Idaho based Fire Service and Equipment Companies

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Thursday, March 21, 2019
Aerial firefighting, Firefighting, United States Forest Service, Wildfire, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fire retardant

First Response, with a fleet of mobile equipment, is a key service supplier to the USDA Forest Service and CalFire.

Key Points: 
  • First Response, with a fleet of mobile equipment, is a key service supplier to the USDA Forest Service and CalFire.
  • H&S Transport, established in 2003, facilitates heavy equipment and transportation services for the wildland fire market and is a key service provider to Perimeter Solutions.
  • "Perimeter Solutions core values of client service excellence, family first, accountability, and high integrity are values we both share."
  • Perimeter Solutions is the only company with fire retardant products qualified for use by the US Forest Service (USFS).

GeoLinks Installs 88 High-Tech Cameras in Southern and Northern California to Provide Critical Insight in High Risk Fire Areas

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Thursday, March 14, 2019
Energy, Utilities, Technology, Networks, Telecommunications, Photography, Ecological succession, Occupational safety and health, Wildfire

When vital communications towers were destroyed by the fast-moving wildfire, our team worked around the clock to restore critical connectivity throughout affected counties.

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  • When vital communications towers were destroyed by the fast-moving wildfire, our team worked around the clock to restore critical connectivity throughout affected counties.
  • Having access to a live view of our highest fire risk areas will greatly improve situational awareness and our coordination with CAL FIRE.
  • The 88 new cameras are located throughout high fire-risk areas throughout California.
  • Up to 160 cameras are expected to be installed by GeoLinks throughout SCEs service area by 2020, which will allow approximately 90 percent coverage in high fire-risk areas.

Embers Cause Up To 90% Of Home & Business Ignitions During Wildfire Events

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Natural hazards, Occupational safety and health, Fire, Ecological succession, Wildfire, Contents, Articles, Ember, Hazards

Yet many home and business owners do not take practical, affordable steps to help reduce the risk posed by these flying embers.

Key Points: 
  • Yet many home and business owners do not take practical, affordable steps to help reduce the risk posed by these flying embers.
  • On March 6, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) simulated an active wildfire, casting embers at a duplex house structure in our South Carolina test chamber.
  • The house was built and landscaped on one side as a wildfire-resistant structure, and on the other side with common materials used when wildfire resistance is not a consideration.
  • "It's all about the embers and making sure they have nothing combustible to land on," said Daniel Gorham, P.E., wildfire researcher at IBHS.

mPrest's Grid Modernization System of Systems, Integrates Grid Sentry and UMS Group to Deliver Optimal Wildfire Mitigation and Major Event Management Solution

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Fictional characters, Marvel Comics characters, Fiction, Electric power distribution, Sentry, Wildfire, Electrical grid

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- mPrest , Grid Sentry and UMS Group announced today their industry-first fully integrated solution for wildfire detection, damage mitigation, line de-energization, grid intelligence and event restoration.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- mPrest , Grid Sentry and UMS Group announced today their industry-first fully integrated solution for wildfire detection, damage mitigation, line de-energization, grid intelligence and event restoration.
  • mPrest's field proven System of Systems integrates Grid Sentry's Intelligent Line Sensor Platform and UMS Group's NRx/VMx Network Reliability and Vegetation Management Platforms.
  • mPrest, Grid Sentry and UMS Group will be attending the Wildfire Technology Innovation Summit , March 20-21, 2019, Sacramento, CA.
  • Grid Sentry'sSensor Platformprovides two intelligent power-line sensors; the GS-250 Line Sentry and the upcoming GS-600 Sensor System.

IBHS To Host Wildfire Demonstration On March 6

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Monday, March 4, 2019
Natural hazards, Occupational safety and health, Ecological succession, Wildfire, Embers, Articles, Films, Creative works

In a full-scale demonstration on March 6, IBHS will simulate an active wildfire for press and guests.

Key Points: 
  • In a full-scale demonstration on March 6, IBHS will simulate an active wildfire for press and guests.
  • IBHS will cast embers at a structure in our iconic test chamber in Chester County, S.C.
  • "It's all about the embers and making sure they have nothing combustible to land on," said Daniel Gorham, P.E., wildfire researcher at IBHS.
  • Video and still images from the demonstration will be posted following the demonstration along with consumer-friendly information, guidance and recommendations from leading wildfire officials and IBHS researchers.