Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering the state to speed up its rulemaking for wildfire safety around homes in fire-prone areas that would ban most plants and combustible materials like mulch and wood fencing ...

Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ...

Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ...

The rule requires homeowners to clear combustible materials like dead plants and wooden furniture within 5 feet of homes in ...

Replacing wooden fencing could cost more, but it also helps better protect a home ... sheds and mulch within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of homes. The idea is to clear all materials that could catch fire from ...

Stern, the state senator who also lost his home in ... sheds and mulch within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of homes. The idea is to clear all materials that could catch fire from flying embers carried ...

The term defensible space has been noted by firefighters as a crucial part of protecting homes and businesses from the LA wildfires. What does it mean?

Millions of little embers are flying through the air ... they can grow into that spot fire, as Dr. Syphard noted. So it’s bark mulch around a home, for example, or it’s what is on top of a deck. It’s ...