As Embers Travel Miles and Drive Most Home Ignitions, Defensible Space is Evolving

As Wildfire Awareness Month begins, Mercury Insurance outlines how changing wildfire behavior is reshaping home protection and what homeowners should do differently today LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wildfire risk is changing, and so is the playbook for protecting homes. In recognition of Wildfire Awareness Month, Mercury Insurance (NYSE/NYSE TX: MCY) is urging homeowners to rethink traditional defensible space strategies as modern wildfire behavior, driven by climate conditions and changing landscapes, increases the speed, intensity, and reach of fires.