firefighting aircraft began drawing bright red lines with fire retardant across the Santa Monica Mountains, in an effort to slow and contain the flames. By the time the fire was out about three ...

The future of the fire resistant material market looks promising with opportunities in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. The global fire resistant material market is expected ...

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 ...

For designers like Sweis—and the many others who may be called upon to help rebuild in Southern California—there’s an increasing recognition that designing fire-resistant architecture is a ...

We’re nearing the end of the spring season, which means the peak months of wildfire season are upon us. If you look around your home, have you taken the proper steps to better prepare if a ...

have led many of us to focus on creating a defensible fire-resistant landscape around our homes. As noted in this column last Friday, the key to establishing defensible space is to utilize plants ...

Planting correctly can have a big impact on how resistant your landscape will be to wildfires. Fire-resistant plants are ...

By Hiroko Tabuchi From above the raging flames, these planes can unleash immense tankfuls of bright pink fire retardant in just 20 seconds. They have long been considered vital in the battle ...

Every foundation sits behind a moat of gravel. Also see: What is ‘home hardening’? Fire-resistant walls, roofs, windows and landscaping National mega-developer KB Home is marketing Dixon ...

Windows typically blow out during a fire because of the high heat, but the county says double or triple-paned windows with tempered glass are more resistant. As a bonus, they can also help reduce ...

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 ...

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 ...