Get top local stories in Southern California ... has fire hoses that can stretch around each of his neighbor’s homes and believes that each home should have one. Ember-resistant vents are ...

Credit: AP/Ethan Swope The latest measure creates a new “ember-resistant ... vent covers to keep out flying embers, said Yana Valachovic, a fire scientist with the University of California ...

involves retrofitting and constructing buildings with fire-resistant materials, such as ember-resistant vents, fireproof roofs and tempered glass windows. California’s public resources code was ...