As the Santa Monica-based architect Abeer Sweis watched the Palisades Fire lay waste to large portions of the Pacific Palisades, she found herself thinking back on her own childhood home in the ...

In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the urgency for homeowners and construction professionals to embrace fire-resistant building practices has reached a critical peak. Choosing ...

Well-chosen succulents can add beauty, sustainability and fire resilience to your garden. Can a garden be beautiful, sustainable and fire-resistant? Is this even a question you would have asked six or ...

After record-breaking wildfires this year, thousands of people across the West are still clearing piles of charred debris where their homes once stood in the hope of rebuilding their lives. With ...

There’s no such thing as a fireproof house, yet, but that hasn’t stopped one builder from trying. Los Angeles-based KB Home unveiled its Dixon Trail development in Escondido this week that it calls ...

A blizzard engulfed Michael Kovac’s house as the Palisades fire approached on Jan. 7 — “an absolute blizzard of embers,” he recalled. But by the time the smoke cleared, the 2 1/2-level, ...