Evacuees May Have Coverage for Displacement Costs With as many as 13,000 Santa Barbara Residents displaced by the Jesusita Fire, thousands of Santa Barbara homeowners may be able to turn to their homeonwer insurance policies for reimbursement of evacuation costs.
Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires After a wildfire, people may have questions about their insurance coverage. The Insurance Information Network of California offers answers to some of these questions.
Insurance Company Claims Telephone Numbers The Insurance Information Network of California is collecting and updating contact and claims information from insurance carriers for the Jesusita wildfire and will be updating them on its Web site throughout this crisis.
Wildfire Comparison Chart In 2003, 2007 and 2008, wildfires scorched thousands of acres and destroyed thousands of homes. this chart provides a comparison of these fires identifying acres burned, homes destroyed and insured losses.
Is Your Home Fire Safe? The fires that annually rage through California destroying thousands of homes remind residents that they need to be prepared for any disaster. To carefully safeguard your home against the threat of a fire, the Insurance Information Network of California suggests some simple guidelines.
Wildfire Prevention Many rustic regions have become popular home-building areas, placing more Californians in danger of brushfire than ever before. Since 1970, the population of 11 California counties -- nine of them forested -- has grown by more than 15 percent.
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