Wildfire

With huge acreages, immense palls of smoke, and dramatic images, big wildfires make headlines.

Images of blazing multi-million-dollar mansions dominated the media after a wildfire in California.

The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction recommends ways to reduce risk and increase resilience.

The 2021 wildfire season in the Western United States was another one for the books, breaking records for size and destruction

The current drought in the Southwestern U.S. has broken records that have stood for a very long time.

By October 1, a total of 46,279 wildfires had burned more than 5.9 million acres across the U.S. in 2021.

Verisk provides multiple resources to help you better understand your extreme event risk in real time.

What is the 2021 wildfire season outlook?

Besides the pandemic and hurricanes, 2020 will be remembered for wildfires in the Western United States.

The western United States has several characteristics that make it particularly prone to wildfires.