What if this experiment had included a fire-hardened home surrounded by healthy vegetation? What if this experiment included a Zone 0-compliant home subjected to flying embers and winds of 60-80 mph?

Firefighters from across southwestern Utah swarmed Pine Valley as the Forsyth Fire moved quickly towards homes in the community.

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Cal Fire advises Californians to clear Zone 0 around homes to create defensible space amid ongoing fires.

Lakeway could update its landscaping rules for residents' homes and new construction to mitigate wildfires.

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On a new Bay Area wildfire-risk map that gauges the threat of wind-driven embers, Lars Guntvedt’s neighborhood in the hills above Los Gatos sits in the highest-danger zone. Like many of his of ...

New map shows Bay Area locations with highest risk of ember-driven wildfires Recent deadly firestorms highlight danger of smoldering fragments spread by winds ...

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