Homeowners who have to face the threat of wildfires may often feel powerless when battling such a destructive natural ...

A strict 'Zone 0' rule against landscaping is risky. Well-maintained and watered vegetation could prevent the spread of fires ...

Frustrated the city still hasn’t made big changes called for in a 2023 audit, council members lobbied the mayor during recent ...

The most affordable and critical component of hardening a home is by clearing all dead and dry vegetation and other flammable materials to create a 100-foot defensible space around the home.

Opinion: The condition of your home and the surrounding vegetation has the biggest influence on whether a home will ignite ...

The goal would be not only to protect homes and structures from fire but ... the most notorious of non-native plants that are highly flammable. In a fire they can go up like Roman candles ...

As wildfire threats grow more severe across the western and southern U.S., Mercury Insurance continues to provide tips to help homeowners proactively reduce their risk. With decades of ...

“The house lets go if the (vapor) cloud is big enough,” he said. How those flammable vapors get inside a home is a more complex issue. In the case of propane tanks, the lines that deliver ...

Shortly after, crews rescued a cat from the home, the release states ... started from grinding metal near flammable materials. Get a first alert to breaking news delivered to your inbox.