Are wildfire risk maps necessary? And will they make your insurance premiums go up? The recent wildfires in Los Angeles show that wildfire risk 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… View episode

We’re starting something new here at Headwaters Economics, a podcast called “Burning Questions” hosted by our very own Ryan Handy and Doug Green. They will be diving into the issues surrounding wildfire and the built environment, like risk mapping, urban conflagrations, and building codes. If you want to be informed about the episodes and notified… View episode