While it may be impossible ever to know for sure, several variables could be at play for those homes that survive, experts ...

Fire experts think in terms of concentric circles around a home. Zone 0 is the closest, then comes Zone 1, which is five to ...

Karina Maher and Michael Kovac, an architect, built their Los Angeles home with fire-resistant and sustainable features. When the Palisades fire broke out, their house remained intact while others ...

Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. ‘I’m sleeping with one ...

The main factors: Both the Palisades and Eaton fires ignited on undeveloped land and spread quickly into dense neighborhoods nearby. In many cases, first came embers, then radiant heat from the ...

The Los Angeles home where The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger penned the band’s hit psychedelic rock single “Light My Fire” was destroyed in the Palisades Fire. Krieger — a founding member ...

The museum, which describes itself as the “safest places for art during a fire,” is now in a mandatory evacuation zone. Officials said the galleries “are safe and protected.” By Matt ...

The Vogts designed their Malibu house to withstand disasters. But they were only beginning to learn the mental toll the fires ...

Opened in 1997, the Getty Center is home to several ... and the roof is covered in fire-resistant stone aggregate. The buildings also include fire separations so that doors can isolate specific ...