A new pilot program in Oregon will provide state liability coverage for prescribed fires. The program is modeled after one in California, meant to increase the use of prescribed burns and help ...

Private liability insurance that would cover these burns is prohibitively expensive or unavailable, putting the people overseeing them on the hook for potential damage costs. Although the U.S. Forest ...

In a move designed to boost California’s capacity to use “good fire” to reduce landscape fuels and diminish wildfire risk, the state has launched a new liability insurance fund for prescribed fire and ...

Oregon recently launched a pilot program to provide liability coverage for prescribed burns that don’t go as intended. The program covers up to $1 million in damages per burn. It’s being managed in ...