The California defensible space checklist
A free, printable one-stop checklist for getting your property fire-ready — every Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone 2 task based on CAL FIRE guidance, plus a fire-season timing guide. Stick it on the fridge, work down the list.
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Print it, stick it somewhere visible, and start with Zone 0 — the first five feet matter most.
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What's inside
- Zone 0 (0–5 ft): the ember-resistant zone — six tasks that prevent most home ignitions
- Zone 1 (5–30 ft): lean, clean, and green — what to remove, mow, and prune
- Zone 2 (30–100 ft): the reduced-fuel zone, including brush spacing rules for slopes
- Fire-season timing: what to do in which month, and when to book fuel-reduction work
It's based on CAL FIRE's defensible-space guidance (PRC 4291) — the same 100-foot standard your local fire authority inspects against.
And when you hit the Zone 2 tasks on a steep, brushy, or poison-oak-covered property — that's what our goats are for.