Homeowners insurance carriers in California and other westernstates have launched a public awareness campaign designed toencourage homeowners to conduct policy reviews to ensure that theirpolicies provide adequate policy limits in the event houses aredestroyed in what is stacking up to be a long and busy 2015wildfire season.

About 59% of the Golden State’s homeowners hold policies withinadequate limits due to kitchen or bathroom upgrades or dwellingadditions, and the Property Casualty Insurers Association ofAmerica (PCI) aims to cut that percentage. The association unveileda list of physical and financial preparation tips during itsWildfire Community Preparedness Day on May 2 and showcased theevent as a way to kick off public awareness of the upcoming 2015wildfire season in California and other at-risk states likeArizona, Nevada, Oregon and Colorado.

“Holding and participating in fire safety drills is the firststep,” said Christopher Hackett, PCI director of personal linespolicy. “Physical preparation, such as clearing defensible spacearound your home, and financial preparation, such as maintainingadequate homeowners insurance are critically important aswell.”