California is writing rules to limit plants around buildings to protect them from wildfires, after the Los Angeles fires a ...

A battle is raging over how to prevent future fires in California, and whether new regulations could help homeowners get ...

According to Cal Fire, "Defensible space is the buffer between your structure and the surrounding area." The space acts as a barrier to stutter the progress of a fire near a property and help ensure ...

OROVILLE — New regulations on defensible space around homes are inbound from the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection that will tighten rules for homeowners in areas designated as having ...

Zone Zero is the area closest to a home's perimeter, the space from zero to five feet. The goal of the new law is to create an ember-resistant defensible zone.

New fire safety rules will impact thousands of Santa Cruz County homeowners, and will take effect immediately for new ...

Wildfires can strike at any time, even during the winter months—Shasta County Fire Safe Council reminds the community to make ...

Fire-safe community measures like home hardening and defensible space are proven to save lives in Los Angeles, but only 2% of ...

Insurers say a neighborhood like the one built in Southern California protects residents from fire — and perhaps other close by properties as well.

A worker with Anvil Builders takes a break from removing debris from a home destroyed in the Eaton fire along McNally Avenue in Altadena on March 13. LOS ANGELES -- Late last month, California fire ...