He says it’s due to his fire-resistant design and materials, and officials are saying it’s the way to go. ... "We knew we were building in a wildfire zone," Wolf said.

Wildfires; Fire-resistant siding, windows, more house materials become popular as Northwest home builders adapt to persistent wildfires. Updated: ; Sep. 02, 2021, 8: ...

L.A. County officials signaled interest in rebuilding in fire zones with natural materials, such as adobe, but advocates say ...

In the aftermath of the L.A. wildfires, advocates for natural building techniques argue that materials like adobe and cob (which use sand, clay and straw) not only offer fire-resistance, but are ...

They had gone through a county program that required fire-resistant building materials and minimized flammable vegetation. Of the older homes that hadn't completed that program, only 63 percent ...

Louisville’s focus on flame-resistant materials comes after the December 2021 Marshall Fire, which killed two people, destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Superior and Louisville and caused more ...

Homeowners are rebuilding after wildfires, but many won't be required by governments to use fire-resistant materials. Without such improvements, communities face harm again with the next fire.