Marin Voice: ‘Wildfire Prepared Home’ demonstration shows how much can be done

Wildfire is a fact of life for many Americans. As of last month, more than 33,000 wildfires had burned over 6 million acres of land in the United States. Nearly 3.3 million U.S. properties are at high to extreme risk across the western U.S., according to Verisk, an insurance rating bureau.

Recently, the Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety (IBHS) released its report about the 2023 conflagration in Lahaina on the island of Maui. If found that, unless immediate action is taken at both the parcel and community levels...