FORTIFIED Multifamily Designation Program Duration: 30 minutes What you will learn: Part 1: FORTIFIED Multifamily Overview Part 2: FORTIFIED Multifamily Requirements Part 3: FORTIFIED Multifamily Designation Process *Note: Once you begin the course, do not clear your browser’s cookies. This is what saves your place should you want to come back to finish the training later.…
Alabama turns to FORTIFIED to help communities build stronger.
IBHS’s Alex Cary discusses 15,000th FORTIFIED designation milestone.
IBHS turns research and insights into actions policyholders may take to reduce costs associated with weather-related losses. Our FORTIFIED Home™ and FORTIFIED Commercial web pages are policyholder-focused. We encourage you to provide the links to policyholders via email, social channels, etc. FORTIFIED Standards go beyond typical building codes to deliver superior performance during severe weather…
Fairhope, AL, June 5, 2025 – Yesterday, during the 10th Annual FORTIFIED Awards celebration, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) recognized 76 FORTIFIED service providers and non-profits taking the lead to better prepare their communities for severe weather. The awards honor organizations that have helped at least 100 customers earn a FORTIFIED Home™ designation and contributed to the record number issued in 2024.
“All of our award winners are making a real-world impact by enabling local communities to be more resilient to severe weather and setting a benchmark for their industry peers to follow,” said Fred Malik, vice president of IBHS’s FORTIFIED Home program.
How strengthening Florida’s building codes can reduce damage during the next storm.
IBHS turns research and insights into actions home and business owners can take to reduce costs associated with weather-related losses. Our flood guidance is on our policyholder-focused site, DisasterSafety.org. We encourage you to provide the links to policyholders via email, social channels, etc. Each year, the US suffers hundreds of millions or even several billions…
Research Researchers from the USDA Forest Service Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana, are working with IBHS scientists to investigate the influence of wind speed on flame spread in pine needle beds. The relation between wildland fire rate of spread and wind speed used in the US wildland fire behavior decision support systems was developed…
New Lodge and Interpretive Center Built to Mitigate Risks from Extreme Wind Events
