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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 28/08/2026

Check the label. 🏷️ If the label is missing or doesn’t include wind-rating information, it your garage door may not be designed to withstand severe weather. Your safest option? Replace it with a wind-rated garage door that's tested for your area. ✔️

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 21/08/2026

Could your garage door be your home's weakest link during severe weather? 🌀 High winds can force the garage door inward, allowing pressure to build inside that will push up and out on your roof and walls. That turns one weak point into significant structural damage.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 16/06/2026

Did you catch IBHS on Good Morning America? @gingerzee.bsky.social took audiences inside our #hail research and explored what materials can can stand up to severe weather. 📺 See the full segment here: www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/133916...

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How to protect your home and car from hail

Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee visits the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, where researchers are testing ways to protect homes and vehicles from hail.

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FORTIFIED @fortifiedhome.org · 20/05/2026

100,000 FORTIFIED designations. 🏠 What started as research from the @ibhs.org is now helping communities nationwide better withstand hurricanes, severe storms and high winds. This milestone belongs to all the partners building a more resilient future together - and 100,000 is just the beginning.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 20/05/2026

100,000 @fortifiedhome.org designations. 🏠 What started as research is now helping communities nationwide better withstand severe weather. This milestone belongs to all the partners building a more resilient future together - and 100,000 is just the beginning.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 10/05/2026

The start of hurricane season is less than 30 days away, and it’s not too late to prepare! Get started today – ahead of the season – to prevent storm damage this year. Find ways to prepare at ibhs.org/hurricaneready.

A coastal town is depicted in two images. The top image shows a row of houses near a beach, and the bottom shows damaged houses and debris. Text reads "It's not too late. Act now." A green hurricane emblem with the text "Hurricane Ready" is at the bottom left. The words "National Hurricane Preparedness Week" are displayed.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 17/04/2026

The choices you make around your home can make a big difference during severe weather. Small design decisions can help reduce vulnerable areas & lower storm damage. IBHS Meteorologist Rachael Gauthier shares practical tips with @dwnewstoday.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFRwNZLjP_w

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How to protect houses from floods (and other disasters)

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 14/04/2026

#BREAKING: Wildfire Prepared is now available in 14 states, expanding the access of this first-of-its-kind designation program for both homes and neighborhoods. Learn more at wildfireprepared.org.

Red sign announcing "Wildfire Prepared Home & Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood are now available in:" followed by a list of U.S. states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Texas, Wyoming. Background shows a house and trees.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 30/03/2026

Can you DM us your contact info and we can share it with our researchers who would make the final decision on that? Thanks!

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 30/03/2026

From Landfall to Preservation: Learn the #IBHS team's process to creating a 3D model of large #hailstones - including state records! Catch the full video with Atmospheric Instrumentation Technician Lucas Faulkner: youtu.be/rL_DzSTadE0

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 27/03/2026

Go behind-the-scenes with the IBHS Record Hail Response Team, Northern Illinois University scientists, as they confirmed the largest hailstone ever recorded in Illinois last week. Watch the full process & learn how this research helps improve our understanding of hail: youtu.be/KnWPFu-6Bc8

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How Scientists Confirmed Illinois’ Largest Hailstone Ever

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 18/03/2026

Illinois has a new #hail record. 🧊 This week, IBHS joined scientists at NIU to confirm the largest hailstone ever recorded in the state, using our advanced 3D scanning technology. From the March 10 storm, the stone measured 168.05 mm at its max and 93.03 mm at its minimum, weighing 557.2 grams.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 13/02/2026

Give your sweetheart the gift of resilience this #ValentinesDay. ❤️ Love, IBHS.

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CAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Curb appeal and wildfire safety can coexist. See how thoughtful hardscaping and fire-resistant design can elevate your home’s look in this video by @ibhs.org. Fire-safe landscaping can add curb appeal while also helping to protect from both flying embers and direct flame.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 15/01/2026

🎙️ 2025 was a milestone year for the Disaster Discussions Podcast. With our most guests and listeners to date, the season delivered some of our most impactful conversations yet. ▶️ Relive the highlights at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....

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FORTIFIED @fortifiedhome.org · 15/01/2026

FORTIFIED Wrapped is here! Take a look back at all we accomplished in 2025 helping more families be better prepared for the weather they face!

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 14/01/2026

🔥 #ICYMI: A new IBHS analysis of the 2025 LA County Fires underscores that wildfire resilience requires a systems-based approach and shows homes were more likely to avoid damage in conflagration conditions when there was greater spacing & lower connective fuel density. More at ibhs.org/lawildfires/

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 14/01/2026

While large hailstones are known for their destructive power, smaller “sub-severe” hail events—hailstones less than 1 inch in diameter—occur much more frequently and may quietly degrade asphalt shingle roofs over time. Check out our latest research regarding "small" hail: ibhs.org/hail/impact-...

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Impact Testing of High Concentrations of Small Hail

IBHS Articles: Learn more about - Impact Testing of High Concentrations of Small Hail .

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 19/11/2025

Confidence in your roof starts with #research. IBHS's updated Hail Impact-Resistant Shingle Ratings give you trusted, realistic performance data. IBHS tested about 95% of the IR asphalt shingle market & added numeric scores for clarity. Explore at ibhs.org/ImpactRatings.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 25/09/2025

In contrast, the structure built to the Wildfire Prepared Home standard featured a five-foot noncombustible buffer and remained untouched. It also included plants just outside the five feet that added curb appeal without adding risk. 🌿

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 25/09/2025

In a side-by-side wildfire demonstration one structure built to typical construction standards — with mulch, shrubs, and other flammable materials placed right against it — quickly ignited, as those materials acted like fuel and drew flames directly to the building. 🔥

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 25/09/2025

When it comes to wildfires, the five feet around your home could make all the difference. 🏠 That’s exactly what local leaders witnessed yesterday alongside IBHS experts and @calfire.bsky.social.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 18/09/2025

Test your preparedness! Is your #home or #business ready for the next #disaster? IBHS, the Insurance Information Institute and U.S. SBA have teamed up to help you find out. ➡️ Take our quick self-assessment to see how prepared you are and get resources to help you level up your readiness.

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FORTIFIED @fortifiedhome.org · 17/09/2025

Hear from Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler, and Lars Powell from The Center for Risk and Insurance Research, in the latest episode of @ibhs.org's Disaster Discussions Podcast as they dive into a new report on how FORTIFIED construction performed. 🎧 Tune in at ibhs.org/disaster-dis....

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Disaster Discussions Podcast

Disasters like hurricanes, hailstorms, tornadoes, and wildfires can be devastating and frightening. They displace families, drive financial loss, and destroy communities. Join us as we sit down with s...

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FORTIFIED @fortifiedhome.org · 17/09/2025

What happens when a Category 2 hurricane meets #FORTIFIED? 🚨 Spoiler alert: less damage and more cost savings.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 04/09/2025

You don't have to sacrifice curb appeal & beauty to protect your home from #wildfires. Native flowers & healthy trees from the curb up to the ember resistant buffer in the 5 ft nearest your 🏠 add style without increased risk. 🎍 Discover how to make your home Wildfire Prepared: wildfireprepared.org/

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 27/08/2025

Learn more about IBHS wildfire research at ibhs.org/risk-researc....

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 27/08/2025

The flames then spread to the far side of the ADU, leading to the hot tub, the car and ultimately flames reached the target structure.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 27/08/2025

After ignition of the initial fuel source (wood cribs), the fire spread to the ADU. Winds up to 35 mph, generated by the IBHS Main Test Chamber fans, accelerated the spread. Intense heat shattered the single-pane, non-tempered glass windows, allowing flames to enter and move through the structure.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 27/08/2025

During post-disaster investigations, IBHS #researchers also saw how manmade items, such as cars, trash cans and wood fences, can also create pathways for fire spread. This week’s experiment explored that risk.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 27/08/2025

In extreme wildfire conditions, wind-driven flames spread rapidly from building to building. Most structures are not designed to withstand intense exposure to flames, so once one catches fire, it adds more fuel to the flames, making it even more intense.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 27/08/2025

🔥 This week at IBHS, we burned an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) as part of our wind-driven building-to-building fire spread #research. For this test, we added real-world fuels, including a car, hot tub on a wood deck and trash can, to see their fire spread impacts.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 15/08/2025

Learn more about this research at ibhs.org/wildfire/win....

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 15/08/2025

The ADU was fully furnished to replicate the fuel load of a tiny home to see its impact on the target structure.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 15/08/2025

This research investigates proper spacing between buildings to ensure their resilience in the face of extreme fires. Today's structures were 40 feet apart.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 15/08/2025

During extreme wildfire conditions, fire spreads through wind-driven flames jumping from building to building, especially in high density neighborhoods.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 15/08/2025

Today, at the IBHS Research Center, we conducted a controlled burn of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), as part of our wind-driven building-to-building fire spread #research.

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FORTIFIED @fortifiedhome.org · 14/08/2025

If you experience tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in your area, #FORTIFIED can prevent the damage you experience most. Learn more at fortifiedhome.org.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 13/08/2025

IBHS Senior Director of Wildfire Steve Hawks joins @greenwombat.bsky.social at @bloomberg.com to discuss California’s Zone Zero regulations & the potential impact they could have had on the recent L.A. County wildfires. “There's no doubt in my mind that this level of damage would've been avoided."

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While Los Angeles Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were On Hold

California passed a 2020 law requiring property owners to create ember-resistant zones. Here’s why it’s only now finishing regulations that could’ve saved LA homes.

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Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner @oicwa.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Our Deputy Commissioner of Policy visited the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) in South Carolina last week. This is one of the IBHS tests for windows rated for heavy storms, like hurricanes that bring high winds and carry debris. (Follow comments for more info)🧵

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 23/07/2025

Your yard can be both attractive and Wildfire Prepared. 🏠 From the curb to a few steps from your door, plants and trees bring beauty, shade and privacy. But in the final five feet? That’s your home’s fire-resistant buffer. 🔥 Learn more at widlfireprepared.org.

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Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety @ibhs.org · 26/06/2025

During the 8-week @nsficechip.bsky.social project, #researchers used the latest technology to collect important #hail data. Hear from lead PI Rebecca Adams-Selin from Atmospheric and Environmental Research as she describes one of the more all-encompassing instruments – the SUMO.

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Proud to be working with with @ibhs.org and @nsficechip.bsky.social this week in the field to collect hail and hailstorm environmental data to improve our understanding of these costly storms.

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