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We never think a wildfire will affect us … until it does. In the last year alone, we’ve heard news of devastating fires in California, Colorado and all the way to Florida. These fires rage out of ...

The risk of fire increases during hot weather and drought and can lead to property damage and widespread wildfires. However, growing fire-resistant plants near your home can help to protect your ...

Nine months after a huge fire at a battery storage plant in Moss Landing raised questions about how to balance public safety with California’s ambitious plans to expand renewable energy, officials in ...

Don't blame the vegetation: Many structures appear to have ignited even though surrounding plants did not, such as this house on Santa Rosa Avenue in Altadena. Other homes may have been protected by ...

Trees are made of wood, so it’s safe to assume that, to some extent, they are flammable—but some pose more of a fire safety issue than others. Fast-growing junipers and eucalyptus, for example, as ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- Six months after the devastating and deadly L.A. fires, survivors of the Eaton Fire have been getting expert help on how to save the remaining trees and plants in their ...

Ford Motor on Friday stood by its annual EBIT guidance of $6 billion to $6.5 billion for this year following another fire ...