According to the NFPA, there are between 350,000 and 400,000 house fires in the U.S. every year and this results in almost $8 billion in annual damages. Those are some scary statistics especially for those of us with families to protect.
According to NOAA's website, the National Weather Center is launching a comprehensive initiative to build a “Weather-ready” nation to make America safer from severe weather events, such as tornado, flooding, active hurricane seasons, and more.
The 2011 hurricane season might have started slow, but things are now quickly heating up in Atlantic and Caribbean waters, and weather experts predicted a busy season. Know your insurance rights.