After California 2019 fires, one house left unharmed

[Catlady]

An engineer spent 15 years fireproofing his California home. Here's why his house was the last one standing after a devastating blaze last year.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/engineer-spent-15-years-fireproofing-174700014.html

 

[Lethe200]

Yes, it can be done but it's expensive. One homeowner down in LA was featured in an article and admitted it added over $100K to the cost of rebuilding - all out of pocket (although he was saving a bit on his insurance premiums, LOL).

80% of all homebuilding in the U.S. is taking place in the Wildland-Urban-Interface areas, where fire and flood damage are higher risk.