When completed, each of its 24 homes will come with noncombustible siding, a Class A fire rated roof and enclosed eaves — all designed to reduce the risk of the home burning down in a wildfire.
Resilience stories
First-hand accounts of homeowners who have adopted home hardening and landscaping wildfire-protection measures.
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Two homes set ablaze in defensible space demo — only one survives
Watch the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) show the value of preparing your home for wildfire.
Here’s how to protect your home from wildfires
“Home hardening,” or incorporating wildfire resistance into a home and its surroundings, can improve the odds of a home surviving a wildfire.
Table Mountain Rancheria is California’s 1000th Firewise Community
Announced during Wildfire Preparedness Week, this recognition by the National Fire Protection Association® highlights the community’s commitment to reducing wildfire risk.
64-home ‘fire resilient’ community is first of its kind
The homes use research-based methods from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) to protect them from the dangers of both flames and embers, according to KB Home.
Inside the facility where homes are tested to survive fire
For years, automakers and federal regulators have been working to make cars safer. But what about our homes? CBS Evening News' Jonathan Vigliotti has the story.
What Does a Wildfire Resistant House Look Like?
With wildfires happening more often and burning more area, homes need to be “hardened” to make them more fire-resistant.
CAL FIRE updates fire hazard severity zone maps
CAL FIRE published updated fire maps that now includes cities from Santa Barbara to the Oregon border.
What Saved The ‘Miracle House’ In Lahaina?
The historic structure on Front Street is the last house standing in a neighborhood reduced to rubble.








