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At IBHS, we research the impact of severe weather on homes and businesses to find actionable solutions.
When it comes to wildfires, the five feet around your home could make all the difference. 🏠
That’s exactly what local leaders witnessed yesterday alongside IBHS experts and @calfire.bsky.social.
That’s exactly what local leaders witnessed yesterday alongside IBHS experts and @calfire.bsky.social.
September 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
When it comes to wildfires, the five feet around your home could make all the difference. 🏠
That’s exactly what local leaders witnessed yesterday alongside IBHS experts and @calfire.bsky.social.
That’s exactly what local leaders witnessed yesterday alongside IBHS experts and @calfire.bsky.social.
Test your preparedness! Is your #home or #business ready for the next #disaster? IBHS, the Insurance Information Institute and U.S. SBA have teamed up to help you find out.
➡️ Take our quick self-assessment to see how prepared you are and get resources to help you level up your readiness.
➡️ Take our quick self-assessment to see how prepared you are and get resources to help you level up your readiness.
September 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Hear from Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler, and Lars Powell from The Center for Risk and Insurance Research, in the latest episode of @ibhs.org's Disaster Discussions Podcast as they dive into a new report on how FORTIFIED construction performed.
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Disaster Discussions Podcast
Disasters like hurricanes, hailstorms, tornadoes, and wildfires can be devastating and frightening. They displace families, drive financial loss, and destroy communities. Join us as we sit down with s...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hear from Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler, and Lars Powell from The Center for Risk and Insurance Research, in the latest episode of @ibhs.org's Disaster Discussions Podcast as they dive into a new report on how FORTIFIED construction performed.
🎧 Tune in at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....
🎧 Tune in at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....
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What happens when a Category 2 hurricane meets #FORTIFIED? 🚨 Spoiler alert: less damage and more cost savings.
September 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
What happens when a Category 2 hurricane meets #FORTIFIED? 🚨 Spoiler alert: less damage and more cost savings.
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You don't have to sacrifice curb appeal & beauty to protect your home from #wildfires. Native flowers & healthy trees from the curb up to the ember resistant buffer in the 5 ft nearest your 🏠 add style without increased risk. 🎍
Discover how to make your home Wildfire Prepared: wildfireprepared.org/
Discover how to make your home Wildfire Prepared: wildfireprepared.org/
September 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
You don't have to sacrifice curb appeal & beauty to protect your home from #wildfires. Native flowers & healthy trees from the curb up to the ember resistant buffer in the 5 ft nearest your 🏠 add style without increased risk. 🎍
Discover how to make your home Wildfire Prepared: wildfireprepared.org/
Discover how to make your home Wildfire Prepared: wildfireprepared.org/
🔥 This week at IBHS, we burned an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) as part of our wind-driven building-to-building fire spread #research. For this test, we added real-world fuels, including a car, hot tub on a wood deck and trash can, to see their fire spread impacts.
August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🔥 This week at IBHS, we burned an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) as part of our wind-driven building-to-building fire spread #research. For this test, we added real-world fuels, including a car, hot tub on a wood deck and trash can, to see their fire spread impacts.
Today, at the IBHS Research Center, we conducted a controlled burn of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), as part of our wind-driven building-to-building fire spread #research.
August 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today, at the IBHS Research Center, we conducted a controlled burn of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), as part of our wind-driven building-to-building fire spread #research.
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If you experience tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in your area, #FORTIFIED can prevent the damage you experience most. Learn more at fortifiedhome.org.
August 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If you experience tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in your area, #FORTIFIED can prevent the damage you experience most. Learn more at fortifiedhome.org.
IBHS Senior Director of Wildfire Steve Hawks joins @greenwombat.bsky.social at @bloomberg.com to discuss California’s Zone Zero regulations & the potential impact they could have had on the recent L.A. County wildfires.
“There's no doubt in my mind that this level of damage would've been avoided."
“There's no doubt in my mind that this level of damage would've been avoided."
While Los Angeles Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were On Hold
California passed a 2020 law requiring property owners to create ember-resistant zones. Here’s why it’s only now finishing regulations that could’ve saved LA homes.
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August 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
IBHS Senior Director of Wildfire Steve Hawks joins @greenwombat.bsky.social at @bloomberg.com to discuss California’s Zone Zero regulations & the potential impact they could have had on the recent L.A. County wildfires.
“There's no doubt in my mind that this level of damage would've been avoided."
“There's no doubt in my mind that this level of damage would've been avoided."
🌿 Wildfire Prepared landscapes are fire-resistant and attractive.
@wsj.com Columnist Michelle Slatalla shares how she transformed her home while improving its wildfire resilience and keeping its curb appeal intact ⤵️
@wsj.com Columnist Michelle Slatalla shares how she transformed her home while improving its wildfire resilience and keeping its curb appeal intact ⤵️
Why Shrubs and Hedges Around Your Home’s Foundation Are Quietly Wrecking It—and What to Do
That fringe of foundation plantings around your house can cause serious damage and leave it vulnerable to wildfire. Our nervous columnist asked experts for landscaping alternatives.
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August 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
🌿 Wildfire Prepared landscapes are fire-resistant and attractive.
@wsj.com Columnist Michelle Slatalla shares how she transformed her home while improving its wildfire resilience and keeping its curb appeal intact ⤵️
@wsj.com Columnist Michelle Slatalla shares how she transformed her home while improving its wildfire resilience and keeping its curb appeal intact ⤵️
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Our Deputy Commissioner of Policy visited the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) in South Carolina last week.
This is one of the IBHS tests for windows rated for heavy storms, like hurricanes that bring high winds and carry debris. (Follow comments for more info)🧵
This is one of the IBHS tests for windows rated for heavy storms, like hurricanes that bring high winds and carry debris. (Follow comments for more info)🧵
July 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Our Deputy Commissioner of Policy visited the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) in South Carolina last week.
This is one of the IBHS tests for windows rated for heavy storms, like hurricanes that bring high winds and carry debris. (Follow comments for more info)🧵
This is one of the IBHS tests for windows rated for heavy storms, like hurricanes that bring high winds and carry debris. (Follow comments for more info)🧵
Your yard can be both attractive and Wildfire Prepared. 🏠
From the curb to a few steps from your door, plants and trees bring beauty, shade and privacy. But in the final five feet? That’s your home’s fire-resistant buffer. 🔥
Learn more at widlfireprepared.org.
From the curb to a few steps from your door, plants and trees bring beauty, shade and privacy. But in the final five feet? That’s your home’s fire-resistant buffer. 🔥
Learn more at widlfireprepared.org.
July 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Your yard can be both attractive and Wildfire Prepared. 🏠
From the curb to a few steps from your door, plants and trees bring beauty, shade and privacy. But in the final five feet? That’s your home’s fire-resistant buffer. 🔥
Learn more at widlfireprepared.org.
From the curb to a few steps from your door, plants and trees bring beauty, shade and privacy. But in the final five feet? That’s your home’s fire-resistant buffer. 🔥
Learn more at widlfireprepared.org.
During the 8-week @nsficechip.bsky.social project, #researchers used the latest technology to collect important #hail data. Hear from lead PI Rebecca Adams-Selin from Atmospheric and Environmental Research as she describes one of the more all-encompassing instruments – the SUMO.
June 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
During the 8-week @nsficechip.bsky.social project, #researchers used the latest technology to collect important #hail data. Hear from lead PI Rebecca Adams-Selin from Atmospheric and Environmental Research as she describes one of the more all-encompassing instruments – the SUMO.
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Proud to be working with with @ibhs.org and @nsficechip.bsky.social this week in the field to collect hail and hailstorm environmental data to improve our understanding of these costly storms.
May 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Proud to be working with with @ibhs.org and @nsficechip.bsky.social this week in the field to collect hail and hailstorm environmental data to improve our understanding of these costly storms.
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Favorite stone I found. Beautiful rings of wet and dry growth. Roaring Springs, TX, 5/25. @ibhs.org @nsficechip.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Favorite stone I found. Beautiful rings of wet and dry growth. Roaring Springs, TX, 5/25. @ibhs.org @nsficechip.bsky.social
RECAP: Day 2 of @nsficechip.bsky.social operations took the #IBHS Hail Field Study Team out near El Dorado, #Kansas.
May 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
RECAP: Day 2 of @nsficechip.bsky.social operations took the #IBHS Hail Field Study Team out near El Dorado, #Kansas.
#IBHS Lead Research Meteorologist @wxdocg.bsky.social recaps the first day of @nsficechip.bsky.social and previews Day 2. #hail
May 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#IBHS Lead Research Meteorologist @wxdocg.bsky.social recaps the first day of @nsficechip.bsky.social and previews Day 2. #hail
As @nsficechip.bsky.social gets underway, the #IBHS team describes some of the field equipment we'll be using to advance #hail science.
May 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
As @nsficechip.bsky.social gets underway, the #IBHS team describes some of the field equipment we'll be using to advance #hail science.
LIVE TODAY at 3 p.m. MT / 5 p.m ET! You won’t want to miss this - ICECHIP Live!
Tune in at www.youtube.com/live/eKdWl3V... to learn all about IBHS #hail research and the @nsficechip.bsky.social project!
Tune in at www.youtube.com/live/eKdWl3V... to learn all about IBHS #hail research and the @nsficechip.bsky.social project!
May 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
LIVE TODAY at 3 p.m. MT / 5 p.m ET! You won’t want to miss this - ICECHIP Live!
Tune in at www.youtube.com/live/eKdWl3V... to learn all about IBHS #hail research and the @nsficechip.bsky.social project!
Tune in at www.youtube.com/live/eKdWl3V... to learn all about IBHS #hail research and the @nsficechip.bsky.social project!
🗓️ THIS SATURDAY: Join IBHS live on YouTube on Saturday, May 17 at 5 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. MT for ICECHIP LIVE!
🧊 Get an inside look at the latest #hail research plus meet other @nsficechip.bsky.social teams.
➡️ Tune in at youtube.com/live/eKdWl3V....
🧊 Get an inside look at the latest #hail research plus meet other @nsficechip.bsky.social teams.
➡️ Tune in at youtube.com/live/eKdWl3V....
May 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🗓️ THIS SATURDAY: Join IBHS live on YouTube on Saturday, May 17 at 5 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. MT for ICECHIP LIVE!
🧊 Get an inside look at the latest #hail research plus meet other @nsficechip.bsky.social teams.
➡️ Tune in at youtube.com/live/eKdWl3V....
🧊 Get an inside look at the latest #hail research plus meet other @nsficechip.bsky.social teams.
➡️ Tune in at youtube.com/live/eKdWl3V....
On the road again! 🚐 The IBHS #Hail Field Study Team hit the road to kick off their deployment.
🚏 Their first stop: #Boulder, Colorado for @nsficechip.bsky.social Media Day.
🧊 Check the @ibhshailstudy X channel for day-to-day operations!
🚏 Their first stop: #Boulder, Colorado for @nsficechip.bsky.social Media Day.
🧊 Check the @ibhshailstudy X channel for day-to-day operations!
May 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
On the road again! 🚐 The IBHS #Hail Field Study Team hit the road to kick off their deployment.
🚏 Their first stop: #Boulder, Colorado for @nsficechip.bsky.social Media Day.
🧊 Check the @ibhshailstudy X channel for day-to-day operations!
🚏 Their first stop: #Boulder, Colorado for @nsficechip.bsky.social Media Day.
🧊 Check the @ibhshailstudy X channel for day-to-day operations!
The IBHS #Hail Field Team is hitting the road today! First stop: #Boulder, CO for @nsficechip.bsky.social Media Day! 🧊
May 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The IBHS #Hail Field Team is hitting the road today! First stop: #Boulder, CO for @nsficechip.bsky.social Media Day! 🧊
#HailYeah! As the IBHS #Hail Field Study team gears up to go out in the field this month, we're taking a look back at last year's deployment.
🧊 New this year, the team will participate as part of @nsficechip.bsky.social.
Learn more at ibhs.org/hail/hailsto....
🧊 New this year, the team will participate as part of @nsficechip.bsky.social.
Learn more at ibhs.org/hail/hailsto....
May 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#HailYeah! As the IBHS #Hail Field Study team gears up to go out in the field this month, we're taking a look back at last year's deployment.
🧊 New this year, the team will participate as part of @nsficechip.bsky.social.
Learn more at ibhs.org/hail/hailsto....
🧊 New this year, the team will participate as part of @nsficechip.bsky.social.
Learn more at ibhs.org/hail/hailsto....
🧊 #DidYouKnow over 5,300 #hail events were reported last year, according to @noaa.gov?
🔊 In the latest episode of the Disaster Discussions #Podcast, we dive into the latest in hail #research, as well as the upcoming @nsficechip.bsky.social deployment.
🎧 Tune in at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....
🔊 In the latest episode of the Disaster Discussions #Podcast, we dive into the latest in hail #research, as well as the upcoming @nsficechip.bsky.social deployment.
🎧 Tune in at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....
May 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
🧊 #DidYouKnow over 5,300 #hail events were reported last year, according to @noaa.gov?
🔊 In the latest episode of the Disaster Discussions #Podcast, we dive into the latest in hail #research, as well as the upcoming @nsficechip.bsky.social deployment.
🎧 Tune in at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....
🔊 In the latest episode of the Disaster Discussions #Podcast, we dive into the latest in hail #research, as well as the upcoming @nsficechip.bsky.social deployment.
🎧 Tune in at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....