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California Insurance Industry Fire Safety Report to the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Fire Committee

California Insurance Industry Fire Safety Report to the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Fire Committee. By Jerry Davies Personal Insurance Federation of California Representing: State Farm Insurance Company Farmers Insurance Group SAFECO Insurance Company 21st Century Insurance Company

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California Insurance Industry Fire Safety Report to the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Fire Committee

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  1. California Insurance Industry Fire Safety Report to theGovernor’s Blue Ribbon Fire Committee By Jerry Davies Personal Insurance Federation of California Representing: State Farm Insurance Company Farmers Insurance Group SAFECO Insurance Company 21st Century Insurance Company Progressive Insurance Company

  2. California Insurance Industry Fire Safety Efforts • Insurance Company Fire Safety Education Programs • Insurance Company Fire Safety Programs for Schools and Businesses • Insurance Company Lessons Learned from the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire • Insurance Company Lessons Learned from the 1993 Laguna Beach Fire • Insurance Company Lessons Applied to the 2003 Fires in Southern California

  3. California FireSafe Council Board • California FireSafe Plan -- The Insurance Industry Works Closely with 120 FireSafe Councils. • The FireSafe Council Board is a "One Stop Shopping" Clearinghouse Effort Sponsored by the California Fire Alliance. • Grant Requests Far Exceed Available Funds for Vital Fire Prevention Projects which include Defensible Space, Brush Clearing and Tree Chipping. • Due to Budget Restrictions, Only 1 in 4 Grants is Funded by the National Fire Plan in California.

  4. FireSafe GrantsBLM, USFS, and CDF-WUI • 2001: 288 Grant Applications for $15 million; 196 received $8.7 million. • 2002: 346 Grant Applications for $19.6 million; 206 received $9.6 million. • 2003: 264 Grant Applications for $17.2 million; 163 received $8.2 million. • 2004: 300+ Grant Applications Expected for $43 million; only $2.4 million available.

  5. Institute For Building and Home Safety (IBHS) and Insurer Building Code Coalition (IBCC) • IBHS Promotes Consideration of Fire Hazard Safety in Community Planning and Building Decisions. • IBHS Promotes Better Ways to Design Homes in High Fire Risk Areas. • IBCC Supports Public Policies that Strengthen Building Codes and Encourages Fire Hazard Assessment in Land Use Decisions.

  6. IBHS Programs and Resources Include: Homeowners’ Guide to Wildfire Retrofit Topics include: • Wildfires and Your Home • Your Home’s Landscape: Defensible Space • Your Home’s Building Materials and Design: The Ideal Fire Resistant Home • Helping Your Local Fire Department: Ingress and Egress; Water & Pressure • Wildfire Safety Project List • Wildfire Protection Checklist

  7. The Insurance Industry Also Supports Firewise Community Workshops www.firewise.org/vrhome -- A Virtual Tour of a Fire Safe Home

  8. Insurer Building Code Coalition Recommended FireSafe Construction In Wildland Urban Interface Areas • Roofing: Based on Research, Wood Shingle Roofs Increase the Risk of Fire Damage. Class A Roofing Materials are Recommended When Possible in High Risk Areas. • Siding: Vinyl or Wood Siding Is Not Recommended. • Eaves and Vents: Eaves Should be Boxed in and Vents Covered with Metal Wire Mesh, not Vinyl, Which Melts. • Windows and Skylights Should Be Double Paned. • Spark Arresters in Chimneys. • Wood Fences Should Not Abut the Home.

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