An interagency damage assessment of the Marshall Fire southeast of Boulder, Colorado updated Jan. 6 has found 1,084 destroyed residences and 149 that were damaged. The total countywide estimated value of residential damage is $513,212,589. The updated numbers for commercial structures are 7 destroyed and 30 damaged. The total value of commercial damage is still being calculated. The commercial structures included a shopping center and the Element Hotel.
Residential Structures
- City of Louisville: 550 destroyed, 43 damaged; actual value of residential damage is approximately $229,199,184
- Town of Superior: 378 destroyed, 58 damaged; actual value of residential damage is approximately $152,757,462
- Unincorporated Boulder County: 156 destroyed, 48 damaged; actual value of residential damage is approximately $131,255,944
Commercial Structures
- City of Louisville: 4 destroyed, 14 damaged
- Town of Superior: 3 destroyed, 14 damaged
- Unincorporated Boulder County: 2 damaged
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Thanks and a tip of the hat go out to Pat.
The insurance companies are aware. I’m with Safeco and am now a participant in this program. My home is in sage brush steppe environment in WA state.
https://www.janjinsurance.com/blog/a-proactive-approach-for-a-wildlife-defense-program
To paraphrase an old politician: a half a billion here, a half a billion there, pretty soon the Insurance Companies will start paying attention,
The insurance companies are paying attention. They certainly didn’t account for a 100mph wind event that resulted in an urban disaster. In the WUI, many companies are denying coverage or requiring unattainable measures (300ft of mitigation on small lots, etc). A changing climate and longer fire seasons are upon us. The financial effects will be increasingly devestating.
They been paying attention since about 2009 and the wood shake roof issue with my carrier was being addressed to the tune of 1200 a yr that year up from 500 /yr…they have NOT missed a beat.