Marin County has taken an aggressive approach to fire prevention, with special focus on the removal of one particularly dangerous type of tree.

"During brush or forest fires, the trees will emit large quantities of these fumes, causing the tree to explode into flames and sometimes even causing fireballs that explode in front of the line ...

When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. But the sprawling tree survived ...