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If you live in a fire-prone area, especially in California, you may be wishing to take a critical look at your landscaping to see how you can make the space around your house more fire-resistant to ...

A national homebuilder has unveiled its first fire-resistant community in California, three months after the Los Angeles wildfires ravaged large swathes of pricey residential real estate.

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The community was built with fire-resistant materials and is “designed to IBHS’s highest level of protection against direct flame contact, radiant heat and embers, which helps to meaningfully ...

The home built to their standards did not burn at all." Roy Wright, IBHS CEO, emphasizes that "fireproof" is a misleading term. Fire resistant and fire prepared is a more accurate description.

Rendering of new homes by KB Home located in Escondido at Dixon Trail (Photo courtesy of KBHome) KB Home announced Wednesday it is developing a neighborhood of fire-resistant homes in Escondido by ...

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 ...