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Intact Financial Corporation launches Wildfire Defense Systems service to limit wildfire damage to homes
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Intact Financial Corporation launches Wildfire Defense Systems service to limit wildfire damage to homes\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alberta\n \n and\n \n British Columbia\n \n personal property customers to benefit from enhanced wildfire loss prevention and suppression services and peace of mind\n \n \n \n \n First of its kind residential service in\n \n Canada\n \n to help reduce risk and damage to homes caused by wildfire\n \n \n Automatically included at no additional cost for eligible Intact Insurance, belairdirect, and Intact Prestige personal property customers\n \n \n Pilot project to help people and communities adapt to the impacts of climate change\n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n May 7, 2024\n \n \n /CNW/ - Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) is pleased to announce it has engaged with Wildfire Defense Systems (WDS) to launch a pilot project providing eligible customers in\n \n Alberta\n \n and\n \n British Columbia\n \n wildfire loss prevention and suppression services for their homes when threatened by active wildfires.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n As part of this pilot, Intact has contracted with WDS to deploy loss prevention and suppression services to customers when their property is threatened by a wildfire that is less than 5 kilometers away. Services may include but are not limited to:\n \n \n \n Removing materials from around the property that may fuel a fire, including firewood, propane tanks, furniture, and grass clippings.\n \n \n Covering exterior vents and closing exterior doors, windows, and garage doors to prevent embers from entering the home and igniting the interior.\n \n \n Setting up temporary sprinkler systems to increase humidity and lower temperatures.\n \n \n \n Once the threat of wildfire is gone, WDS will attempt to return to the property to check that there is no continuing threat, place items back that may have been moved away from structures and remove any temporary sprinkler systems or coverings.\n \n \n \...