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Reduce Your Wildfire Risk

In the past, wildfires were most likely to happen between May and October. Now, fires can occur any time of the year and are burning more intensely amid extreme conditions. What the U.S. Forest Service once characterized as a four-month-long fire season now lasts six to eight months of the year, with fires even in winter months becoming part of the norm.

Most wildfires occur in Western states where heat, drought and frequent thunderstorms create ideal conditions for outbreaks. According to Verisk’s Wildfire Risk Analysis,1 4.5 million U.S. homes are identified at high or extreme risk for wildfires, with more than 2 million in California alone.

But fire isn’t just a problem out west. The warming planet raises the risk of major fire damage in other areas of the country, as well.1

Number of properties at high to extreme risk from wildfire

Prevent wildfire damage in and around your home

A single spark from a cigarette, campfire or downed power line can ignite a blaze that could last for weeks. And most structures that burn in a wildfire are ignited by embers carried downwind ahead of the fire. Take these steps to help keep yourself, your family and your property safe.

Make your home wildfire-ready

Download the free IBHS Wildfire Ready Virtual app for a quick and easy way to check if you're wildfire-ready.

Plan ahead

If a wildfire is coming

After a wildfire

More resources

U.S. Fire Service

Arizona

California

Colorado

Idaho

Montana

1  Verisk Wildfire Risk Assessment, Verisk, 2021  

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