What To Know Before Buying A Home In A Fire Zone If you’re in the market for a house in the Western U.S., where wildfires have become common, the reality is you’ll likely encounter a home that ...

Think of it like this: Zone 0, the ember resistant zone, extends 5 feet from your home. This area requires the most stringent wildfire fuel reduction.

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The green metal roof on Mary Bradshaw's house gleams amid scorched earth and dead, blackened trees. All of the surrounding homes burned in last year's Beachie Creek Fire in Oregon's Santiam Canyon ...

Bradshaw said before the wildfire, there were 37 homes in her immediate area, all of them surrounded by trees. Initially, she and her husband didn’t think the fire would reach them.

How to protect your property from wildfires Last year, more than 2,400 homes were destroyed by wildfires, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

Acknowledging wildfire risk can protect homes Justin Angle, University of Montana// January 20, 2025 // Listen to this article ...

By Nick Mott (MJour'18) and Justin Angle (Bloomsbury Publishing, 272 pages; 2023) Buy the Book A practical guide for living with wildfire, including essential history and science, actions you can take ...

Here are fire-prevention tips from Drew, and from Michele Steinberg, wildland fire project manager at the National Fire Protection Association: • Don’t store things under your deck.

The state of California is adopting new building and fire codes, effective January 2008, that will primarily affect new construction. But homeowners with existing homes to worry about can take ...

Many communities in Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, New York and across North America are experiencing poor air quality due to numerous wildfires. Here's how to guard yourself against it.

Bradshaw said before the wildfire, there were 37 homes in her immediate area, all of them surrounded by trees. Initially, she and her husband didn’t think the fire would reach them.