Wildfires

Creating defensible space around your home or business could make a major difference in whether your structure survives a wildfire.

Follow these tips to clear 100 feet around your home. Reduce your wildfire risk by creating defensible space.

Now is a good time to review your wildfire preparation plans. Let’s discuss the why, the what and the how of wildfire preparation for homeowners and business owners.

Consider these tips to help you and your family before, during and after a wildfire. But if an evacuation is ordered, do not delay; safety is your first priority.

With hurricane season now upon us and the risks of wildfires increasing every day in the summer heat, planning for natural disasters is an inevitable and necessary part of every disaster preparation or business continuity plan. But how effective will these plans be in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic?

Although not every wildfire can be prevented, you can take steps to make your property more resilient should a wildfire threaten.

When a wildfire has been reported near your home and an evacuation is anticipated, complete this checklist of steps (if time allows) to give your home the best chance of surviving.

If your home is threatened by an active wildfire, Cincinnati Insurance – through our relationship with Wildfire Defense Services – will attempt to provide potential home-saving protection.

Losing valuable business records to a fire or natural disaster could seriously affect business operations. Take steps to protect valuable papers, or consider ways to store copies.

Most of us can, reluctantly, endure the occasional brief power outage from a weather event or other calamity. But an extended power outage can be a challenge to our dependence on modern appliances and electronic devices, and disaster plans should take power loss into account.

Cincinnati Responds to Gatlinburg Wildfire

When a wildfire spread through Gatlinburg, TN, local Cincinnati teams moved quickly to help our agents and policyholders recover.

FEMA: Wildfire Mitigation Strategy

FEMA video discusses wildfire mitigation efforts in Cedar Heights, CO.

Cincinnati’s Catastrophe Response Team

Our catastrophe response program is unique in the industry.

Use of a drone in Cincinnati’s claims assessments makes the process faster, safer and more cost-effective.