When it comes to assessing a home’s wildfire risk in California, a lot of calculating happens behind the scenes. But new legislation aims to change that.

State legislators passed a bill on Sept. 13 to create a publi

“My bill establishes a public wildfire catastrophe model to simulate property damage from major wildfires,” said California Sen. Dave Cortese, the bill’s sponsor. “This will allow communities and residents [to] understand their property’s risk scores so they can do everything possible to reduce wildfire risks. That will help inform insurance rates and educate communities about wildfire risks.”

The Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program comes less than a year after the California Department of Insurance began permitting insurance companies to use wildfire models. Such mo

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