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Fire Survivors, Experts Demonstrate How Neighborhood Protected Itself In the Face of Historic Station Fire
The Insurance Information Network of California , the California Department of Insurance and the Los Angeles County Fire Department joined forces to showcase physical and financial preparation for homeowners in high risk fire areas.

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Residents Near Lockheed Fire Need to Prepare to Evacuate
Homeowners often have only minutes to evacuate, and in a panic may forget critical items such as financial documents, medications and other items. 

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SoCal Fires Strike Those Who Often Reject Insurance
Mobile home owners and renters often choose to go without property insurance, potentially exposing them to catastrophic losses such as those suffered in Southern California's weekend firestorms.
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ARTICLES & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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 that homeowners follow 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.


Know Your Rights:  Laws Protecting Fire Survivors
Recently added insurance laws should help many fires survivors following the Southern California wildfires. 




WEB LINKS

California Department of Forestry and Fire
USDA Forest Service
Fire Safe Council
Institute for Business and Home Safety
Why 100 Feet?
Defensible Space [flash video]
The 100 Foot Song [Quicktime audio]

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