SINDT TREE SERVICE
TREE AND DEFENSIBLE SPACE MITIGATION
DEFENSIBLE SPACE
FIRST DEFENSE
YOUR PROPERTIES FRIST DEFENSE AGAINST WILDFIRE IS DEFENSIBLE SPACE.
DEFENSIBLE SPACE IS CRITICAL AS MORE AND MORE TREES CONTINUE TO DIE FROM DROUGHT AND BARK BETTLE.
DEFENSIBLE SPACE CAN CHANGE FIRE BEHAVIOR AND REDUCE THE RISKS TO STRUCTURES.
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START AROUND YOUR HOME & STRUCTURES AND WORK YOUR WAY OUT
0'-5' Around Structures
*Remove limbs to minimum 10ft from roof line
*Remove trees & shrubs next to home
*Remove piles of dead brush
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5'-30' Around Structures
*Limit shrubs to small clusters
*Space tree crowns
*Limb up trees to minimum 10ft
*Remove ladder fuels
*Remove piles of brush or logs
30'-100' Around Structures
*Thinning trees
*Masticating overgrowth
*Remove smaller trees and shrubs
*Create open, park like setting
Vertical and Horizontal Spacing
Reduce the chance of a fire climbing into the canopy by providing proper vertical spacing between shrubs and the lowest branches on trees.
Horizontal spacing should be determined by the slope of the land and the size and species of Tree and Shrubs. Steep slope and larger plant life will require more spacing than a property that is level with smaller plant life.
Referenced from: 04539_SAGE_CAL_FIRE_Defensible_Space_Inspection_Materials_Proof1b_25JAN1___.pdf