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IBHS tells Oregon senators: home‑level and neighborhood mitigation — especially the 5‑foot zone — reduce home ignitions from wildfires
Summary
Michael Newman of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety told the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire on Jan. 28 that wildfire science increasingly treats structure loss as a home ignition problem and that coordinated home‑ and neighborhood‑scale mitigation can reduce conflagration risk.
Michael Newman of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) told the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire on Jan. 28 that wildfire science increasingly treats structure loss as a ‘‘home ignition’’ problem rather than solely a wildfire suppression problem, and that parcel‑ and neighborhood‑scale mitigation can reduce the likelihood of conflagration.
Newman described three ignition mechanisms—embers, flames and radiant heat—and said embers often travel ahead of flame fronts and start new ignitions in neighborhoods. He said IBHS research and full‑scale testing identify a system of mitigation measures that collectively reduce home ignition risk: a well‑maintained Class A roof, noncombustible gutters, ember‑resistant vents, six inches of noncombustible…
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