Wildfire risk maps: Are they necessary?

At Headwaters Economics we map wildfire risk, and the recent wildfires in Los Angeles show that those maps are – tragically - very accurate. But across the United States, fire chiefs, elected officials and resident are pushing back on efforts to map wildfire risk claiming that these maps only increase insurance premiums for residents. Join Ryan and Doug in this episode to discuss the history of hazard mapping in the US and to hear, definitively, how risk maps affect your insurance.