Wildfire News and Blog

Homeowners in California and throughout the West live with fire danger every day, especially if they live in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), urban areas encroaching on wild spaces that are riskier for wildfire devastation. Many of these homeowners take it upon themselves to make updates on their homes to … Read more

Every year has been the worst fire season on record. 2021, according to the Department of Interior, is now the year that saw the highest number of reported wildfires, the most acres burned, and a record number of days with high fire danger.  Reporting on fires has begun to sound … Read more

It takes six to ten years to grow a tree at a Christmas tree farm. Most of the trees sold at stores and yards on the West Coast come from Oregon which has seen erratic weather over the last few years from raging wildfires to drought to flooding. All of … Read more

It’s becoming evident each year that wildfires are getting more intense and causing more destruction than ever before. There are many conversations around the “reasons” for worsening fire seasons from climate change to lack of resources to poor forest management to power equipment failure.  While each of these reasons warrants … Read more

While everyone is always thinking about fire preparedness during the height of fire season when wildfires are wreaking havoc and the air is thick with smoke, it is important to prepare for fire in the winter months as well.  As we have established, home hardening should be happening year-round but … Read more

Fires, unfortunately, are becoming a normal part of life for many people across the United States, and really, the world. As humans move to areas that are more prone to naturally occurring wildfires, there will be more and more destruction to property and livelihood. While fires are largely unpredictable, there … Read more