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Busted Pipes

There's been a lot of news coverage about frozen pipes and burst pipes with the weather and power failure induced chaos throughout Texas this week. We know, we know, it doesn't really get that cold in California. But, if watching this slow motion disaster unfold from afar has ...

The Uptick in Catalytic Converter Theft

If you've ever driven over a snowy mountain pass with a clogged catalytic converter, you know the importance of these critical emissions control devices nestled on the underside of your vehicle. So what's with the sudden spike in thefts nationwide? The economic impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic have triggered ...

The Mighty Wind

Wind has no season. It's a relentless force of nature, through hot, dry seasons, and wet, chilly storm systems alike. Wind also gets a lot less time in the spotlight than fires and floods. But fear not, we're here to make sure wind events get their fair share ...

Three Reasons To Take a Home Inventory

What are you up to this weekend? Do you have half a day to put towards a project that will save you from unecessary stress should you be affected by wildfires or earthquakes or flooding? Don't wait until you're packing your go bag to take photgraphic and financial inventory of ...

Portable Generator Hazards

After all the rolling blackouts we've grown accustomed to during our annual "fire season," getting a generator is tempting. "With extreme weather events becoming more frequent, portable generators have become fairly common. Anyone who lives in a suburban area often hit with power outages after storms is familiar with the ...

FAQ: Does Insurance Cover the Driver or the Car?

Hello 2021! Today we have one of our favorite FAQ back on the docket. Here's the interaction;

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Flood After Fire

As residents of a fire-torn landscape, it's important to remember that the end of fire "season" does not necessarily signify the end of fire repurcussions. While many of our community members deal with the long-lasting affects of 2020's brutal fire season through rebuild process and insurance claims, many others ...

Incentivizing Your Fire Hardening Efforts!

According to an article from CalMatters, California Insurance Comissioner, Ricardo Lara, is convening a hearing today (December 10th) with fire and home hardening experts and wildfire catastrophe modeling experts to discuss incentivizing home hardening in order to increase insurance availability and affordability. At this point in time, we, as a ...

What's Your Preparedness Superpower!?

Emergencies throw normal operations out the window. Much of what we’re used to relying on – electricity, phone service, internet connections, the physical safety of our work environment – disappears. To keep people safe and restore operations fast, you and your staff will have to rely on your preparedness superpowers Superpowers? ...

WIFIRE Historical Fire Map

This particular map, just a small sampling of the greater work done by UCSD on this project, shows fire history throughout the United States. While we think about wildfire as cyclical and inevitable throughout our tinder-like West Coast landscape, this map shows us that, while fires are a regular ...

Why Bother with Renter's Insurance?

So, you're skeptical of renter's insurance? Many people believe that their belongings are covered under the protections of their landlord's policy or that their belongings don't necessitate coverage. Take a quick look around you to add up the value of what you can see. It adds up ...

Plants in Your Yard Vs. Wildfire

Plants Plants will either lead a wildfire to your home, or stop it. A Firescaped landscape will endure firebrands for days, intense heat for weeks, and never ignite. Below are two groups of plants that everybody in fire country should know. FIRE RETARDANT — Tests have shown that when this group ...