Editorial guides
Wildfire guides
Source-backed Wildfire guidance for US homeowners — insurance, prep, and how to read a hazard page.
Wildfire guides focus on the parts of the risk you can change: the area around the house, the openings embers get through, and the paperwork that gets you an insurance discount. CAL FIRE notes that embers can ignite buildings up to a mile ahead of a fire (CAL FIRE OSFM). California law requires 100 feet of defensible space (CAL FIRE).
The California wildfire page covers hazard zones, the defensible-space zones and the Safer from Wildfires discounts. For the work itself, read the 0-5-30 rule explained and the home hardening checklist. If a fire is near, use the 60-minute evacuation guide.
