Home hardening means using fire-resistant building materials and landscaping to protect buildings from heat, flames and a blast of embers during a firestorm. Here’s a brief overview of what that ...

You could argue that Orchard Hills’ fire resistance began a century ago, when Irvine Valencia Growers planted an avocado orchard in the hills above the community. The orchard grew into one of ...

Builders in Idaho embrace climate resistant homes with ICF construction, metal roofs, and energy efficient designs as ...

Decks are made from a flame-resistant Brazilian hardwood. RELATED: What is ‘home hardening’? Fire-resistant walls, roofs, windows and landscaping It includes a fire-suppression system to spray ...

Amid the charred rubble of burnt-down homes in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, you’ll find one Chautauqua ...

MANILA, Philippines — At least eight persons were reported dead in a fire that razed a three-story apartment on Thursday in Barangay San Isidro, Galas Quezon City. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) ...

then we can create ignition-resistant, fire-spread-resistant communities. The road to recovery is going to be long. Do you see any glimmers of hope along the way? Pyne: What I’m carrying away ...

Several insulation solutions are designed to fill in gaps in specific parts of a house, and a common type is blown-in ...