New California law, under Civil Code Section 5551, required a visual inspection of “exterior elevated elements” by Jan. 1, ...

Lafayette Fire officials say there were no injuries, but a house was damaged by a fire that started during the repair of a ...

In Pacific Palisades, part of the fire danger came from the fact that homes were densely packed together. If the home next door is burning, that’s a problem for your own house—not just because the ...

While shots of beautiful sunsets and wide-open fields aren’t necessarily hard to find (Rebuilding, another highlight of ...

On a recent winter day, the temperature of one classroom at Caldwell Elementary School dropped to the 50s, leaving students ...

Some Los Angeles residents are questioning whether rebuilding is worth it – and how to do it – after wildfires flattened entire communities.

California does have fairly good fire-prevention measures and requirements in its building codes. One of the most important things is to make sure that those are enforced in rebuilding. Make sure that ...

This is especially problematic in cases of blocked blood vessels, which can repeatedly starve large areas of the heart of ...

Dr. Barbara Ferrer said residents should assess their homes for soot, ash and smoke contamination before settling back in.

Nicolaides told USA TODAY that she and her family are unlikely to move back and rebuild their piece of ... and building the first 6 inches of exterior walls with noncombustible materials, like ...

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