California laws on home fire protection can work. Will more homeowners take action?

By Ari Plachta | The Sacramento Bee
In the charred Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, one home emerged unscathed from last week’s destructive fire and went viral for what appeared to be a miracle.
Luck certainly played a role, said the home’s architect. But a range of construction choices and preparation measures were key in shielding the property from the blaze that decimated thousands of neighboring structures.
These measures are hardly a mystery. California law require