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Present Canadian approach to wildland/urban interface fires requires “radical and sweeping strategic shift”: ICLR
March 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe present Canadian approach to wildland/urban interface fires requires a “radical and sweeping strategic shift,” the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) said in a newly released report into the Fort McMurray wildfire. The final report was titled Why some…
ICLR to host webinar related to extreme rainfall on March 24
March 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be holding a webinar on “physics” versus climate models as related to extreme rainfall on March 24. The ICLR announced the webinar, titled Practical issues in updating IDF curves for future climate:…
Third annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day launched
February 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe third annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day (WCPD) will be held on May 6, the Partners in Protection Association/FireSmart Canada said on Thursday. People in communities throughout Canada will have an opportunity to apply for funding to support efforts to…
ICLR to host webinar on Canadian wildland fire interface maps
January 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting its next Friday Forum webinar on Canadian wildland fire interface maps on Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. to 11:30 am EST. The webinar, titled Canadian wildland fire interface maps: Tools…
ICLR to host webinar on Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes
January 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a webinar on “Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes” on Thursday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. EST. The workshop, titled “Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes: Past, present, and future,” will…
ICLR releases new book addressing extreme heat events
December 20, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) has published a book addressing the risk to Canadians from extreme heat events. Cities to adapt to extreme heat: Celebrating local leadership profiles “20 of the many successful local projects underway or already…
Dufferin County offers rebates to property owners who install hurricane straps
December 13, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterDevelopers and property owners in Ontario’s Dufferin County are eligible for rebates if they install hurricane straps in their buildings, a county official says. Hurricane straps, which are metal bands that wrap around trusses and connect to walls, “can largely…
ICLR to host workshop on Halton, Ont.’s basement flooding mitigation program
October 28, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a workshop in late November on a basement flooding mitigation program in Ontario’s Halton Region. Recovering from the Flood: Halton’s Basement Flooding Mitigation Program will be held on Friday, Nov.…
ICLR webinar to focus on challenges in understanding and projecting precipitation extremes
September 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be holding a webinar workshop on the challenges in understanding and projecting precipitation extremes. The webinar, part of the ICLR’s Friday Forum series, will be held on Friday, Oct. 14 from 10…
ICLR to host workshop on sea level rise on Sept. 9
August 30, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a workshop on sea level rise on Sept. 9. Titled Rising Sea Level is Not a Flooding Event, the workshop will be held between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. EST…
Homes more resistant to ignition by embers had improved survival in Fort Mac wildfire, “luck” not a factor: ICLR report
August 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSurviving homes in otherwise decimated neighbourhoods of Fort McMurray hit by this spring’s massive wildfire were more resistant to ignition by embers, notes a preliminary report issued by the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). Home survival is not random…
ICLR to host June workshop on extreme atmospheric peril events
May 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a workshop on extreme atmospheric peril events on Friday, June 17 in Toronto. The ICLR said that its next Friday Forum, titled What Would Happen if Extreme Atmospheric Peril Events…