Marin County residents who are building new structures in high fire risk zones in unincorporated areas soon will be prohibited from using wood in their exterior walls, even wood treated with fire ...

Whether to allow fire-retardant treated wood in new construction in high fire risk zones in unincorporated areas is generating controversy. This month, Marin County supervisors signed off on ...

Southern California lawmakers have filed two bills creating incentives for homeowners to “harden” their properties against wildfires. A measure authored by state Sen. Steven Choi, R-Irvine, would ...