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For immediate release
New York Press Office: (212) 346-5500;��media@iii.org

NEW YORK, October 28, 2019��—Reporters covering California’s Kincade and Tick Fires are encouraged to contact the ̽����ѡ Information Institute (I.I.I.) for interviews and analysis.

The I.I.I. subject matter experts listed below can discuss wildfire-related auto, homeowners, renters, and business insurance coverage issues while also providing evacuation and claims-filing tips.�� ��In addition, the Triple-I blog offers guidance on these matters.

California Governor Gavin Newsom due to the “unprecedented high-wind events which have resulted in fires and evacuations across the state.”��

Besides the Kincade Fire, a blaze burning northwest of San Francisco, and the Tick Fire, which is west of Los Angeles, there are being fought currently in California.

California:
Janet Ruiz, CPCU, AIM, Director, Strategic Communications: 707-490-9365; janetr@iii.org

New York:
Michael Barry,��Head of Media and Public Affairs: 917-923-8245;��michaelb@iii.org
Loretta Worters, Vice President, Media Relations: 917-208-8842;��lorettaw@iii.org

Illinois: Lynne McChristian, Non-Resident Scholar, University of Illinois: 813-480-6446; lynnem@iii.org

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Facts & Statistics:��Wildfires
Articles: Facts About Wildfires,��Settling ̽����ѡ Claims After A Disaster

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