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Lauren Sommer

Is your house at risk of a wildfire? This online tool could tell you

Wildfires are causing billions in damage every year and yet many homebuyers have little idea whether their house is at risk. (Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images)

For more than 50 years, anyone buying or renting a house could look up how vulnerable it is to flooding. But for wildfire risk, homeowners were mostly in the dark.

Even with thousands of homes destroyed by wildfires every year, most people who move receive little or no information about the risk they're taking on.

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