No words really, just a horror show. Some of the design choices we made here helped, but we were also very lucky,” Santa ...

having fire-rated walls , tempered glass windows, metal roof, building envelope fully insulated with no vents so heat and smoke didn’t get into the attic, and a concrete perimeter. The home also ...

More than 10,000 houses burned in Los Angeles. But fire-resistant design helped keep some standing even on blocks where the ...

Amid stories of tragic loss and destruction, there are others about homes surviving thanks to luck, timing or modern ...

Heat, smoke, and water from firefighting efforts all contribute to structural and material degradation.” - Earl Carr, Jr, LA ...

Many Australians seeing images of the devastating blazes in Los Angeles might wonder if the houses are being built in a way ...

Measures can include anything from choosing fire-resistant building materials to adding ... rebuilt a fire-resilient fortress with steel-reinforced walls and a metal roof. There are no eaves ...

While it may be impossible ever to know for sure, several variables could be at play for those homes that survive, experts say: a smart, fire-resilient design; an owners’ preparation, like clearing ...

As wildfires continue to rage in a number of neighborhoods in Los Angeles, uplifting stories about houses spared from damages are giving residents hope for recovery in their communities.