Southern California Fire Media Advisory: IINC Discusses Evacuation, Insurance & Recovery
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - With several fires forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents near Rancho Palos Verdes and La Canada Flintridge, homeowners in hillside and brush areas are reminded of the importance of a family disaster plan.
Homeowners often have only minutes to evacuate, and in a panic may forget critical items such as financial documents, medications and other items.
Those not immediately threatened by fire should take the time to create a home inventory and family evacuation plan in the event that fire threatens their neighborhood. In other fire prone areas, residents should create a defensible space around their homes by trimming trees and shrubs on their property.
Representatives of the Insurance Information Network of California are available to discuss household evacuation planning, fire insurance and recovery, fire safe landscaping and other fire preparation issues.
B-roll illustrating evacuation do’s and don’ts, as well as information on preventing underinsurance and creating a home inventory, is also available for your review on IINC’s Web site at www.iinc.org and the IINC Spots podcast at www.iincspots.org. Information specific to wildfire preparation and recovery is also available at “Disaster Central” at http://www.iinc.org/pages/The%20Wildfire%20Page.
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