Insights
Analysis from Scidan principals on wildfire liability, utility regulation, restructuring and risk.
Wildfire & Utilities
The Oakland Hills Fire of 1991: When the Houses Became the Fuel
The 1991 fire in the Oakland and Berkeley hills killed 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes, in hills that had burned before.
Wildfire & Utilities
The Cloquet Fire of 1918: An Early Look at Paying for Wildfire Recovery
Survivors won in court but could not collect from the federal government, which was running the railroads. Congress provided relief 17 years later.