RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -When a wildfire ignites near your neighborhood, the most important work to protect your home happens before flames arrive. Fire officials say the single biggest step ...

New outreach materials circulating locally emphasize a clear message: protecting your home starts long before smoke is in the ...

It’s perhaps an odd shift after all this rain to think about wildfires, but as any Californian knows, things will dry up again. Fires are an ever-present threat. One basic way to protect yourself as a ...

Saratoga passed an update to its tree removal policies to encourage residents to create defensible space around their homes ...

Wildfires can strike at any time, even during the winter months—Shasta County Fire Safe Council reminds the community to make sure your home is protected year-round. When it comes to protecting your ...

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District will begin a project to create defensible space around its infrastructure sites to safeguard water systems from wildfire damage, starting Oct. 27. The San Lorenzo ...

Deschutes County may adopt the state’s model of what defensible space should look like around homes in the county. It has ...