Major Home Developer Unveils Northern California's First Wildfire-Prepared Neighborhood

Major home developer unveils Northern California's first wildfire-prepared neighborhood

A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.

Northern California’s first 'wildfire prepared' neighborhood to be built in Cameron Park

Northern California is now home to one of only two neighborhoods in the state considered to be "wildfire prepared."

KB Home opens new wildfire-resilient community in NorCal hills

In the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, KB Home has unveiled a fire-resilient new-home subdivision designed and engineered to protect homeowners, buffer neighboring communities and potentially lower property insurance rates.  The homebuilder opened its model home and began selling homes in its 24-lot Stone Canyon community, 30 miles east of Sacramento in the fire-prone town of Cameron Park. Stone Canyon, KB Home announced yeste…

Wildfire safety features become selling points for new Calif. homes

In Cameron Park, a KB Home neighborhood is marketing fire-resistant construction and ember-blocking design as a way to reduce wildfire danger and improve insurability