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.
Resilience stories
First-hand accounts of homeowners who have adopted home hardening and landscaping wildfire-protection measures.
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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.
Why these houses survived the L.A. fires
More than 10,000 houses burned in Los Angeles. But fire-resistant design helped keep some standing even on blocks where the rest were lost.
‘We Are Living In A New Reality.’ CA Expands High Fire Hazard Zones
The number of California acres mapped into higher “fire hazard severity zones” is doubling. Stricter fire safety building codes will follow.
How some Californians are saving their home insurance
California homeowners are protecting their homes from wildfire, hoping insurance companies will take them back
Is Your Home Prepared for Wildfire Season?
As wildfires across the country become larger and more severe, every Montanan must play a role in protecting themselves, their family, and their community from wildfire.