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Wildfire-Proof House: How This California Home Overcame the Flames and What You Can Learn

In October 2017, the Tubbs Fire ripped through Northern California’s wine country region and destroyed thousands of structures, half of them homes in the city…

Nov 4, 2025 — By Rose Morrison

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