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Archive Home > 2006 > November > 29 > Fire plan allies state, insurers

Fire plan allies state, insurers

State asks companies to help landowners reduce wildfire risks

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
November 29, 2006

SALEM - The state is teaming up with a private sector ally - the insurance industry - to help convince rural homeowners to reduce wildfire risks.

When landowners take steps such as cutting vegetation to create clearings around houses known as "defensible space," it can help slow a....

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