Las Vegas — Materials maker Avient Corp. has developed a flame-retardant (FR) composite sandwich panel for modular ...

Though no community can be made fireproof, discarding past urban design practices could make areas abutting wilderness safer ...

These featured a suspension system and energy-absorbing foam impact liners; a face shield for partial eye and face protection from heat, sparks, liquids, and flying debris; flame-resistant flaps ...

The answers might involve more than just new homes made of flame-resistant materials ... communities could establish a protective shield of parkland, agricultural fields or even a golf course.