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 ...

For many people, however, it is an approach that has largely been out of reach given the high costs associated with renovation and use of fire-resistant materials. Under a relatively new state ...

It was more than luck. One belonged to an architect who foresaw the danger and designed his home with multiple fire-resistant features that allowed it to endure the firestorm. Like many people ...