After Dunsmuir became Firewise Certified at the end of July, wildfire-conscious residents submitted their Firewise Certificates to their insurance companies to receive a wildfire premium insurance discount.
Thanks to the Firewise discount, residents have reported up to $200 in savings on their insurance premiums, but unfortunately, Fair Plan residents have been denied this discount. The City reached out to the California Department of Insurance (CDI) about this issue, and CDI contacted the Fair Plan, and the problem has now been resolved.
Fair Plan residents who have been denied the discount should resubmit the Certificate AND submit a copy of the Dunsmuir Firewise Map. The Map can be found on our Firewise website here (link); scroll down and click the Firewise Map button. Non-Fair Plan residents only need to submit the Certificate to receive their insurance discount. By November, the Fair Plan system should be updated, and Fair Plan-insured residents will only need to submit the certificate.
If this is your first time hearing about Firewise and the insurance discount, click the link above to visit our Firewise website and learn more about how to get your Firewise Certificate.
And don’t forget to join us this Saturday, Sept. 7th, from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Dunsmuir Community Center as we celebrate becoming the 900th Firewise Community in California and 1st in Siskiyou County! Get all your wildfire questions answered by guests, including CAL FIRE, Siskiyou Fire Safe Council, Siskiyou County OES, Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District, CORE, and United Policyholders—free food and refreshments provided by the Siskiyou Fire Safe Council and the Ford Family Foundation.