New findings point to need for home improvements that resist embers, the cause of up to 90 percent of wildfire ignitions

Researchers identified key factors influencing the survivability of structures during a wildfire after surveying the devastation in Paradise, Calif. following the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most costly on record in the state, and data from six other California wildfire events in 2017-2018,

Researchers from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety on Monday released a summary of the IBHS Post Event Investigation: California Wildfires of 2017 and 2018, which offers a new look at wildfire mitigation effectiveness.

Following the 2017-2018 wildfires, scientists matched Camp Fire field observations, along with those from other events, including the Tubbs, Woolsey and Carr Fires, to those seen during lab testing at the IBHS Research Center to further validate likely home ignition scenarios.

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