But more often, fire experts ... risk of ignition. "That first five feet is just so critical," Hawks says. "No combustible items in the first five feet away from the wall." As this detached garage ...

Why some homes burn and not others can seem like a mystery, a miracle or pure luck. But experts who study wildfire damage say multiple factors influence whether houses burn — and they might not be ...

Home hardening essentially boils down to using building materials that can withstand flying embers and radiant heat, formally known as "ignition-resistant." This Wildfire Action Plan should ...

As wildfires relentlessly sweep across Southern California and other parts of the world, Manzhu Yu, an assistant professor of ...

In many cases, first came embers, then radiant heat from the initial homes ... are the leading cause of home ignition, according to fire scientists interviewed by LAist. In a wind-driven fire ...

The word “wildfire” conjures a wall of heat moving across fields and forests ... “need to be defined as a structure ignition and community fire spread problem, not an extreme wildfire ...

destroying almost 1,500 structures and exposing many others to extreme heat. Before the fire was ... implications for wildfire and structure fire response. Environmental Science: Water Research ...