If you submitted a form in the previous year by October 1, you may include any work you've done since then to be counted this year.

(roof to foundation risk reduction)

• Clean litter from roof and gutters
• Screen vents, enclose soffits and eaves
• Clean and clear under decks (flammables and vegetation)
• Fire resistant roofing, siding or decking
• Replace mulch with gravel and stone
• Remove pine needles and leaves
• Trim back trees that hang over 5 foot areas near foundation
• Move firewood 30 feet from house and cover with a Firesafe tarp

Intermediate Zone - 5 to 30 Feet from House

• Clear vegetation from under large stationary propane tanks
• Create fuel breaks with driveways, walkways/paths, patios, dry creeks
• Space trees with an 18’ separation between tree canopies
• Reduce all ladder fuels, prune shorter trees up to 1/3 of overall tree height
• Thin and limb up all trees reducing distance to minimum of 18’ between the crowns
• Cluster trees and shrubs to break up the continuity of vegetation to discourage fire flow
• Tree canopy no closer that ten feet to the edge of structure

Extended Zone - 30 to 100 Feet from House

• Remove all needles within 30 feet of house
• Thin trees and ladder fuels, small conifers growing between mature trees
• Remove vegetation adjacent to storage sheds
• Trees 30-60 feet from home should have 12 feet between canopy tops