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Fire-resistant design is top of mind for many homeowners in California, especially after the wildfires that ravaged parts of Los Angeles this year. Those affected by the recent fires and looking ...

Hanoi (VNA) – Just one year since production began, the innovative line of flame-retardant products at the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) is opening the door to fresh ...

Crews are on the scene of a double-wide mobile home fire, according to the Mountain View Fire Department. Fire officials said they were called to the 170 block of Perry Lane shortly before 2:30 p ...

Roughly a third of the ignitions occurred in areas the state Public Utilities Commission defines as having elevated or extreme fire risk.

DC TEN WAS SENT THROUGH THE AIR, DROPPING DOWN FIRE RETARDANT, AND THE VERY NEXT DAY, CREWS RETURNED TO THIS HOME TO CREATE A FIRE BARRIER AROUND HER PROPERTY USING A BULLDOZER TAKING OUT SOME OF ...

The community was built with fire-resistant materials and is “designed to IBHS’s highest level of protection against direct flame contact, radiant heat and embers, which helps to meaningfully ...

Roy Wright, IBHS CEO, emphasizes that "fireproof" is a misleading term. Fire resistant and fire prepared is a more accurate description. "Nothing is fireproof," he said. "What we can do is narrow ...

Rendering of new homes by KB Home located in Escondido at Dixon Trail (Photo courtesy of KBHome) KB Home announced Wednesday it is developing a neighborhood of fire-resistant homes in Escondido by ...

That's because California is one of the few states with building codes that require using fire-resistant materials in places prone to wildfires. Still, thousands of other homeowners in the urban ...

Steve Ruffner, regional general manager of KB Home’s coastal division, said he and his colleagues saw a fire-resistant home demonstration by IBHS at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference last ...

Mr Whiteley recalled being given plastic gloves and a shirt made from nylon - a material now considered far from flame resistant - as part of his uniform as a 21-year-old new recruit. The personal ...