Wildfire risks remain for 4 million west US homes: Verisk

Millions of homes in the western US remain vulnerable to
wildfires, even though the widespread drought in the region has
eased, Verisk Analytics said in a report today.
California has the largest number of at-risk residences by far,
with over 2 million, compared with the other 12 most vulnerable
states, Verisk said. Texas ranks second with 715,300 homes at
risk.
Sparsely populated Montana has the greatest proportion of homes
potentially exposed to wildfires, at 28 percent, followed by Idaho
(26.