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BestWeek: Wildfire Losses Set to Increase Industry's Catastrophe Woes, A.M. Best Report Finds. Jul 18, 2008 229
Remarks by President Bush and Governor Schwarzenegger after Aerial Tour of California Wildfires. Jul 18, 2008 726
Climate Change Likely to Add Fuel to Wildfires, Causing Greater Risk of Respiratory Harm from Smoke Inhalation, U.S. Government Study Finds. Report Jul 17, 2008 686
Technology Pioneer Tom Shen Joins Board of WeTheCitizens. Jul 14, 2008 399
Farmers Insurance Claims Teams Helping Customers in or near Paradise and Oroville, California Wildfires. Jul 9, 2008 308
WeTheCitizens Redefines Social Mobilization with Launch of Wildfire. Jul 7, 2008 331
Farmers Insurance Claims Teams Helping Customers in or Near the Goleta, California Wildfires. Jul 5, 2008 318
Wet weather helps fire danger remain low for county. Jul 5, 2008 393
Damage control: FEMA on a mission to regain credibility. Wagner, Breanne Jul 1, 2008 1321
Basin Complex Fire Update: Big Sur Tourism Area Hotels, Attractions & Restaurants Open with No Damage; Highway 1 South of Nepenthe Remains Closed. Jul 1, 2008 638
Smoke from wildfires reaches unhealthy level. Jul 1, 2008 766
Hazy skies blamed on fires. Jun 30, 2008 547
OptumHealth Provides Free Counseling Help Line for People Coping with California Wildfires. Jun 27, 2008 286
Farmers Insurance Claims Team Assists Victims of Napa Wildfire. Jun 23, 2008 190
AIG Private Client Group Expands Its Mobile Wildfire Protection Unit(R) To Reach More Risk-Prone Areas in California and Colorado. Jun 18, 2008 807
Northern California Wildfire Disrupts Power to Paradise. Jun 12, 2008 265
Report: area needs more protection from wildfires. Lewis, Connie Brief article Jun 9, 2008 98
Toshiba to Plant 80,000 Trees to Help Forests Damaged by Southern California Wildfires. Jun 3, 2008 567
CITY FACES WILDFIRE THREAT. May 28, 2008 175
Viejas, Ewiiaapaayp Tribes Team with Forest Service to Create Firebreaks in San Diego's East County. May 23, 2008 387
Six month after fires, it's time to better prepare. Craver, Joe W. Column May 12, 2008 289
Foremost Insurance Ready to Assist Wildfire Victims. May 12, 2008 227
Arabian Travel Market Honours California after wildfire devastation. May 7, 2008 475
Spend some time putting out fires: agents and brokers should offer tips to their home-owning customers that reduce the risks of wildfire damage. Spencer, Scott May 1, 2008 500
The fire next time: Sharp HealthCare's effective use of an ambulatory EHR during the California wildfires meant uninterrupted healthcare for displaced patients and clinicians. Brown, E. Victor May 1, 2008 2161
Verizon Wireless Offers Cell Phone Wild Fire Preparedness Tips on Eve of May 1st Brush Clearance Inspections in Los Angeles. Apr 30, 2008 88
Chiefs agree to ban brush burning; Risk of wildfire is high in dry weather. Apr 21, 2008 646
RIMS hot topic: ERM: the Risk and Insurance Management Society is sending a clear message to members this year: integrate enterprise risk management into your business systems. Ackermann, Alyn Apr 1, 2008 589
HOMES OVER HABITAT IN FIRE AREAS? BLAZES: LAWMAKERS DEBATE WHETHER BRUSH CLEARANCE CAN TOUCH SENSITIVE VEGETATION. Mar 22, 2008 713
After the firestorm: fierce wildfires spread across Southern California. Mar 21, 2008 263
Forest Foundation Study Finds Four Wildfires Send 38 Million Tons of Harmful Gases into Air, Equivalent of 7 Million Cars on the Road for One Year in California. Mar 12, 2008 834
Gigya Secures $9.5 Million in Series B Funding Led by Mayfield Fund. Mar 11, 2008 653
OneSource Distributors in Oceanside recently received a Mark of Excellence Award from San Diego Gas & Electric Co. for its performance during San Diego's 2007 wildfires. Glazer, Joyce Brief article Mar 3, 2008 66
Forged in fire: a San Diego hospital benefits from automated inventory management during the 2007 wildfires. Stewart, Kristoffer L. Mar 1, 2008 1717
New Ember Aqua Shield Roof-Top Fire Suppression Unit Helps Home Owners Save Their Houses from Wild Fires and Brush Fires. Feb 28, 2008 371
The Pacific Athletic Club in Carmel Valley has raised $184,000 for four charities' wildfire funds. Glazer, Joyce Brief article Feb 25, 2008 63
Course to cover fire risk reduction. Mowad, Michelle Feb 4, 2008 305
Escaping the California wildfires. Levinson, Jerry Feb 1, 2008 987
Florida included in wildfire risks. Brief article Feb 1, 2008 149
California Firefighters Reach Out for Support. Jan 30, 2008 533
Desert roads and wildfires. Rice, Christopher Travel narrative Jan 29, 2008 679
The MLA Foundation of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP donated $25,000 to the American Red Cross to help those who are still struggling in the aftermath of the Southern California wildfires. Glazer, Joyce Brief article Jan 28, 2008 47
BNI-Misner Charitable Foundation Joins Forces with Red Cross to Help Fire Victims. Jan 15, 2008 330
Fire hazard. Crane, Cody Jan 14, 2008 266
Del Taco Celebrates Firefighters and 500th Restaurant; Milestone is Reached With New Burbank, CA Restaurant. Jan 10, 2008 357
Pitney Bowes MapInfo Introduces New Data Bundles for Risk Data Suite(TM). Jan 8, 2008 673
Wildfire ReLeaf Fund activated for California. Jan 1, 2008 317
Woodsy owl and Smokey bear help kids care for their environment. Jan 1, 2008 294
Allstate Affirms Outlook, Provides Estimates for California Wildfires and other Fourth Quarter-to-Date Catastrophe Losses. Dec 18, 2007 996
Hawaiian Airlines, Clear Channel Communications and the San Diego Wild Animal Park teamed up to recognize those who helped fight the recent wildfires. Dec 17, 2007 77
State Farm Insurance is contributing $250,000 to the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, and to the California Fire Safe Council to help firefighters keep communities safer from wildfires. Dec 17, 2007 66
FEW TAKE ACTION AGAINST SLIDES AS STORM LOOMS SANDBAGS: HILLSIDES DENUDED BY WILDFIRES AN INVITATION TO EROSION. Dec 7, 2007 390
Allstate Foundation Donates $25,000 for Wildfire Education, $25,000 Grant Supports Forest Foundation's Wildfire Booklet. Dec 6, 2007 305
The California Endowment has committed $750,000 to provide wildfire relief and aid to nonprofit organizations and clinics providing health and supportive services to low-income children and families. Glazer, Joyce Dec 3, 2007 61
Burning through limits: the Southern California wildfires are expected to be double the damage of the 2003 wildfires and to melt through the state insurance pool's $8 million self-insured property limit. But experts say they expect very little effect on pricing. Reynolds, Dan Cover story Dec 1, 2007 2251
Fire and water twin challenges. Peirce, Neal Reprint Dec 1, 2007 849
Insurers begin tallying losses from wildfires. Hemenway, Chad Dec 1, 2007 218
Up in flames: what fueled massive wildfires in Southern California? Nov 26, 2007 321
When it rains it pours, but a silver lining in every cloud. York, Tom Nov 26, 2007 734
Like a Phoenix, hotel industry rises above October wildfires: room, occupancy rates increase, at least for now. Lewis, Connie Nov 19, 2007 699
Disaster effort praised; losses estimated at $2.09 billion. Graves, Brad Brief article Nov 19, 2007 271
Firestorm 2007 sparks unity in community: individuals, businesses provide assistance. Owen, Ted Nov 19, 2007 777
Charys' Cotton Deploys in the Aftermath of California Wildfires. Nov 15, 2007 501
California fires activate response: lessons learned at Katrina helped. Hrywna, Mark; Nobles, Marla E. Nov 15, 2007 2158
MTM Technologies Successfully Implements Aware360 Managed Services Disaster Recovery Plan During California Wildfires. Nov 14, 2007 641
Annual Women Who Mean Business event raises $50,000 for wildfire relief. Brief article Nov 12, 2007 231
Big events don't always hinge on small circumstances. York, Tom Nov 12, 2007 702
Writers' strike putting local film, television projects in limbo; wildfires take toll on locations for new 'Knight Rider'. Lewis, Connie Nov 12, 2007 877
Safeco Estimates California Wildfire Losses. Nov 9, 2007 529
Farmers Insurance Declares November 10th Firefighter Appreciation Day in California. Nov 9, 2007 255
American Red Cross to Receive $10,000 from RPM International Inc. for California Wildfires Relief Effort. Nov 8, 2007 270
Business Leaders Aid American Red Cross to Speed Relief During the California Wildfires. Nov 7, 2007 779
Analyze the graph. Brief article Nov 5, 2007 155
Damage to avocados, other crops in county shoots above $30m. Chambers, Heather Nov 5, 2007 709
Lessons learned from 2003 helped media coverage. Lewis, Connie Nov 5, 2007 905
Fire losses top $2 billion: city attorney warns about price gouging. Mowad, Michelle Nov 5, 2007 714
Businesses that suffered losses from fires can borrow up to $1.5m: city attorney warns apartment owners about rent gouging. Allen, Mike Nov 5, 2007 965
Westfield, Mossy Ford pitch in to aid wildfire evacuees. Wiedemann, Liz Brief article Nov 5, 2007 304
Blazes affect some events, don't touch others. Mowad, Michelle Brief article Nov 5, 2007 109
After the fires, Rubio's eateries rebound. Lewis, Connie Brief article Nov 5, 2007 102
City providing tons of aid to fire victims. Graves, Brad Brief article Nov 5, 2007 78
Chamber, OAP Packaging offer relief. Graves, Brad Brief article Nov 5, 2007 108
Structures unscathed by firestorm. Allen, Mike Brief article Nov 5, 2007 72
Relief for landowners. Mowad, Michelle Brief article Nov 5, 2007 233
More relief. Mowad, Michelle Brief article Nov 5, 2007 179
High alert: insurers are covering high-end vacation homes by stepping up their risk management techniques. Green, Meg Nov 1, 2007 6595
October disasters a major test for local businesses: I-5 tragedy, wildfires bring economic effects. Madler, Mark R. Oct 29, 2007 1195
Nature scorches economy: blazes to have 'huge' impact on area's businesses. Broderick, Pat Oct 29, 2007 1452
Half of region's offices affected by fires, says top chamber executive. Allen, Mike Oct 29, 2007 966
Smaller builders to benefit as insurers settle with displaced homeowners. Mowad, Michelle Oct 29, 2007 832
Pomerado hospital closure unprecedented, 200 patients moved: emergency departments impacted by staffing increases. Lee, Jaimy Oct 29, 2007 704
Officials look forward to sending 'all's clear' message to tourists: despite the fires, convention center is business as usual. Lewis, Connie Oct 29, 2007 1276
Federal aid available to farmers impacted by fires: centers to help offset costs of scorched vineyards, Ag sites. Chambers, Heather Oct 29, 2007 855
Life sciences firms lean on global operations to keep running: disruption for customers was kept to a minimum. Chambers, Heather Oct 29, 2007 611
Supermarkets, restaurateurs providing more than essentials for fire victims: grocers focused on keeping shelves stocked for customers. Wiedemann, Liz Oct 29, 2007 799
Some county casinos close, others scale back operations. Graves, Brad Oct 29, 2007 471
SDG&E tries to restore power after losing 1 of 2 transmission corridors: latest fires may do more damage than cedar fire. Lee, Jaimy Oct 29, 2007 388
Newspaper prediction about fire season was on mark. Lewis, Connie Oct 29, 2007 552
Wild fire suppression costs. Gebert, Krista Sep 22, 2007 2840
Cartridge World to plant trees. Coates, Chris Brief article Apr 30, 2007 143

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