OIC Answers on Insurance

How does the Wildfire Prepared Home designation work?

May 18, 2026·25 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety is now offering its Wildfire Prepared Home designation in Washington, which will help homeowners in areas with a high wildfire risk make their homes more insurable.On this episode of OIC Answers, recurring guest David Forte(OIC Senior Policy Analyst) and IBHS’ Senior Director for Wildfire Steve Hawks talk about IBHS’ research facility, how the Wildfire Prepared Home designations work, how it helps homeowners protect their property, the steps involved in earning a designation and the OIC’s work on wildfire mitigation.Check out:IBHS' Wildfire Prepared Home page IBHS' website OIC's wildfire page

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