Insurance and Wildfires in WUI

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the number of acres burned by wildfires in the United States has been steadily increasing over the past decade. In 2019 alone, wildfires burned over 4.6 million acres of land, with California being one of the hardest-hit states. This increase in wildfire activity has led to a rise… Continue reading Insurance and Wildfires in WUI

Fire Prevention in Farms & Ranches Preparedness Guide

Fires are hazards that affect the lives of many, but they’re also often preventable. A report on farm animals by The Poultry Site notes more than 1.4 million farm animals, including nearly 1.3 million cage-free hens, have perished in preventable barn fires in 2020. Some of these were caused by electrical malfunctions, such as improperly placed or… Continue reading Fire Prevention in Farms & Ranches Preparedness Guide

Water Scarcity and Fire Suppression

In 2021, 58,985 wildfires burned over 7.12 million acres in the US, compared to just 18,229 wildfires and 1.32 million acres lost in 1983 when official record-keeping began (NIFC). An unimaginable amount of water is used every day for mitigation and response solutions.  Over the past years, drought conditions have substantially increased and continue to… Continue reading Water Scarcity and Fire Suppression

FIRES ARE GETTING HARDER TO FIGHT

The forecast for wildland fire potential issued February 1, 2022, by the National Interagency Fire Center predicts that over the next four months the potential for wildfires will be higher than average in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, parts of New Mexico and Arizona, and the central and southern plains. * Over the last decade alone,… Continue reading FIRES ARE GETTING HARDER TO FIGHT

Meet the Viper Recovery

Intelagard’s latest addition to its diverse, innovative and effective product lineup boasts qualities not seen in any other portable Compressed Air Foam Systems (CAFS) on the market today. This extremely compact, binary and inconspicuously designed portable unit functions as a backpack, a rolling ‘carry-on suitcase’ style system and a motorcycle/small vehicle-mounted rapid response CAFS.Emergency response… Continue reading Meet the Viper Recovery