A new Escondido neighborhood models fire-resistant housing in California. Dixon Trail is the first purpose-built “wildfire resilient neighborhood” in the United States. Making that a reality ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nestled on a 3-acre, oak-studded lot, 27161 Moody Road is in a class all its own. Sure, this estate is surrounded by homes that are similarly pricey, similarly grand; but this property — unlike ...

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

Decks are made from a flame-resistant Brazilian hardwood. RELATED: What is ‘home hardening’? Fire-resistant walls, roofs, windows and landscaping It includes a fire-suppression system to spray ...