California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more ...

In extreme conditions, no amount of brush clearance can guarantee protection. Indeed, too much clearing can in fact leave ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...

According to Cal Fire, "Defensible space is the buffer between your structure and the surrounding area." Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for ...

According to Cal Fire, "Defensible space is the buffer between your structure and the surrounding area." The space acts as a barrier to stutter the progress of a fire near a property and help ...