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At IBHS, we research the impact of severe weather on homes and businesses to find actionable solutions.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 13d
In contrast, the structure built to the Wildfire Prepared Home standard featured a five-foot noncombustible buffer and remained untouched. It also included plants just outside the five feet that added curb appeal without adding risk. 🌿
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 13d
In a side-by-side wildfire demonstration one structure built to typical construction standards — with mulch, shrubs, and other flammable materials placed right against it — quickly ignited, as those materials acted like fuel and drew flames directly to the building. 🔥
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 13d
When it comes to wildfires, the five feet around your home could make all the difference. 🏠

That’s exactly what local leaders witnessed yesterday alongside IBHS experts and @calfire.bsky.social.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 20d
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 20d
Test your preparedness! Is your #home or #business ready for the next #disaster? IBHS, the Insurance Information Institute and U.S. SBA have teamed up to help you find out.

➡️ Take our quick self-assessment to see how prepared you are and get resources to help you level up your readiness.
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FORTIFIED @fortifiedhome.org · 21d
Hear from Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler, and Lars Powell from The Center for Risk and Insurance Research, in the latest episode of @ibhs.org's Disaster Discussions Podcast as they dive into a new report on how FORTIFIED construction performed.

🎧 Tune in at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....
Disaster Discussions Podcast
Disasters like hurricanes, hailstorms, tornadoes, and wildfires can be devastating and frightening. They displace families, drive financial loss, and destroy communities. Join us as we sit down with s...
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FORTIFIED @fortifiedhome.org · 21d
What happens when a Category 2 hurricane meets #FORTIFIED? 🚨 Spoiler alert: less damage and more cost savings.
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Jim Herlihy @jimsanfrancisco.bsky.social · Sep 3
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Fireproofing your home during California Wildfire Season. Talking with Steve Hawks of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Sep 4
You don't have to sacrifice curb appeal & beauty to protect your home from #wildfires. Native flowers & healthy trees from the curb up to the ember resistant buffer in the 5 ft nearest your 🏠 add style without increased risk. 🎍

Discover how to make your home Wildfire Prepared: wildfireprepared.org/
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 27
Learn more about IBHS wildfire research at ibhs.org/risk-researc....
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 27
The flames then spread to the far side of the ADU, leading to the hot tub, the car and ultimately flames reached the target structure.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 27
After ignition of the initial fuel source (wood cribs), the fire spread to the ADU. Winds up to 35 mph, generated by the IBHS Main Test Chamber fans, accelerated the spread. Intense heat shattered the single-pane, non-tempered glass windows, allowing flames to enter and move through the structure.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 27
During post-disaster investigations, IBHS #researchers also saw how manmade items, such as cars, trash cans and wood fences, can also create pathways for fire spread. This week’s experiment explored that risk.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 27
In extreme wildfire conditions, wind-driven flames spread rapidly from building to building. Most structures are not designed to withstand intense exposure to flames, so once one catches fire, it adds more fuel to the flames, making it even more intense.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 27
🔥 This week at IBHS, we burned an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) as part of our wind-driven building-to-building fire spread #research. For this test, we added real-world fuels, including a car, hot tub on a wood deck and trash can, to see their fire spread impacts.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 15
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 15
The ADU was fully furnished to replicate the fuel load of a tiny home to see its impact on the target structure.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 15
This research investigates proper spacing between buildings to ensure their resilience in the face of extreme fires. Today's structures were 40 feet apart.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 15
During extreme wildfire conditions, fire spreads through wind-driven flames jumping from building to building, especially in high density neighborhoods.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 15
Today, at the IBHS Research Center, we conducted a controlled burn of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), as part of our wind-driven building-to-building fire spread #research.
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FORTIFIED @fortifiedhome.org · Aug 14
If you experience tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in your area, #FORTIFIED can prevent the damage you experience most. Learn more at fortifiedhome.org.
Graphic showing a map of the United States with a highlighted area in red, overlaid with a cloud and Wi-Fi symbol. Text reads 'If you live here, you need FORTIFIED.' with the logo of FORTIFIED, a program of IBHS, at the bottom.
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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · Aug 13
IBHS Senior Director of Wildfire Steve Hawks joins @greenwombat.bsky.social at @bloomberg.com to discuss California’s Zone Zero regulations & the potential impact they could have had on the recent L.A. County wildfires.

“There's no doubt in my mind that this level of damage would've been avoided."
While Los Angeles Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were On Hold
California passed a 2020 law requiring property owners to create ember-resistant zones. Here’s why it’s only now finishing regulations that could’ve saved LA homes.
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