The rule requires homeowners to clear materials like dead plants and wooden furniture within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of their homes in fire-prone ... creates a new “ember-resistant” zone, dubbed ...

The Los Angeles fire disaster and the many fires we regularly experience in South Africa are a powerful reminder of the need for fire-resistant building materials and methods across the housing ...

The clear liquid that shot out toward leaves and debris alike was a citrus-based fire retardant called Citrotech that leaders hope will limit the size of any future blazes, including those started ...

To do that, firefighting planes and helicopters have dropped a pink fire retardant that extinguishes ... giving them their eye-catching pink or red color. This improves the visibility and ...

a citrus-based fire retardant known as Citrotech, produced by Mighty Fire Breaker. Residents in areas like San Carlos welcomed the firefighters’ proactive approach as they observed the spraying ...

We hear that insurers in California are mandated to consider a home’s fire-resistant elements. It seems you get credit for screening vents but punished for building an essentially fireproof ...

so we have a Phos-Chek fire retardant system that we were able to call and activate," Kovac explained. They said their home is LEED platinum certified. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and ...

Now, Weyes Blood has announced her plan to assist survivors of the natural disaster. Over on Instagram, the “ Hearts Aglow ” singer announced her clothing collaboration with the American Red Cross to ...

We’ve all watched in horror as firestorms tore through Los Angeles neighborhoods. In San Diego, efforts are underway to prevent a similar tragedy. KPBS reporter John Carroll explains how one ...

I further found Amazon awash in off-brand home security safes that were listed as fireproof, but only included a fire-resistant envelope. It requires a sharp eye to parse out genuinely fireproof ...

California Is Years Behind in Implementing a Law to Make Homes More Fire Resistant SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Reeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California history ...