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 ...

Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe, posing a higher risk to communities in fire-prone regions like California. Despite some modern improvements in firefighting techniques and ...

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 ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- The two-story home that Mason Levy purchased in Altadena was among the thousands that were destroyed in January's Eaton Fire. Ten months after the wildfire, he's one of the ...

Homeowners in Los Angeles have started the long process of rebuilding after the destructive wildfires in January. Some are constructing homes that are much less likely to burn when the next wildfire ...

The homes in the half-built subdivision look a lot like all the others nestled up against the parched, shrubby hills of Escondido, north San Diego County. But look a little closer. The gutters and ...

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, ...

Twenty-five years from today, Santa Ana winds will scream through Los Angeles on a dry autumn morning, turning a small hillside campfire into a deadly, fast-moving blaze. At that moment, the city will ...