Kami Ford

With wildfire activity off to a quick start in 2020, Verisk’s latest FireLine® Risk Reports are now available to provide timely data on wildfire exposure.

Firefighters around the world are struggling with wildfire seasons that seem to grow longer and more destructive every year.

Just four of the dozens of wildfires burning across the western United States have consumed nearly a quarter million acres, killed one person, and destroyed more than 300 structures, according to reports from federal and state agencies fighting the blazes. For some affected areas, the threat remains active in an already-busy wildfire season.

The 416 Fire approached 35,000 acres as it spread along the west side of State Route 550 north of Durango, Colorado. Rainfall temporarily slowed the fire’s growth.