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Cities can't be made fireproof, but they can be made fire-resilient

by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry
Jan 8, 2025
As the California blazes demonstrate, the concentration of homes in urban areas raises risks and costs.
"The more people you have concentrated in an area, the harder it is to make evacuations succeed quickly," said Roy Wright of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety. Above, a home burns in the Pacific Palisades.
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