Disaster Safety Blog

RICHBURG, S.C., May 20, 2026 — The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today announced its FORTIFIED® program has surpassed 100,000 designations nationwide, marking a major milestone in reducing storm losses and strengthening community resilience. The achievement underscores growing adoption of IBHS’s science‑based construction and re-roofing standard as states, insurers, manufacturers, and communities align around proven strategies to break the cycle of disaster losses.

Richburg, SC, April 28, 2026 — As coastal communities expand and development continues to grow in hurricane‑prone regions, more families and homes are increasingly in the path of damaging storms each year. Ahead of National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 3–9), the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) encourages homeowners in these high‑risk areas to take action now using its Hurricane Ready guidance, which translates decades of research into practical steps that can reduce storm damage and speed recovery. 

RICHBURG, S.C., April 14, 2026 – The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today announced the expansion of its Wildfire Prepared designation program to 10 additional states, bringing the total to 14, as demand grows for proven, research-based wildfire mitigation actions that help homeowners and builders in high-risk areas better protect their homes and neighborhoods from wildfire.

SACRAMENTO, CA and RICHBURG, SC, March 25, 2026 – The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) today released a new resource to help local governments, fire services and other community organizations come together to implement coordinated wildfire mitigation programs in their communities. The Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Program Framework outlines how communities can organize, launch and sustain effective wildfire risk reduction efforts.