Fit fine-mesh ember screens on the vents of an invited Roseland home

Homes in the 2017 fires were lost from the inside out — wind-blown embers entering attic and crawlspace vents and igniting what they landed on. Retrofitting each vent with 1/8-inch metal mesh is a screwdriver-level fix that closes the single most common ignition path into an older home. Standard: CAL FIRE / Chapter 7A ember-resistant vent retrofit guidance; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). Proof: Before/after photos of each screened vent Method (CAL FIRE / Chapter 7A ember-resistant vent retrofit guidance; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).): 1. Locate every attic, crawlspace, and eave vent reachable from the ground or a step platform under 6 ft with the occupant. 2. Cut 1/8-inch galvanized mesh to overlap each vent opening. 3. Fasten mesh over each vent with screws and washers, keeping the vent's airflow open. 4. Log any high vents out of safe reach for a contractor list. 5. Photograph each screened vent before and after. Done when: Before/after photos of each screened vent

Where

Invited homes near McMinn Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95407

Pay

$80 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

Before/after photos of each screened vent

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-01

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–90 minutes. Method of record: NFPA 1144 / Firewise USA structure-ignition-zone defensible-space assessment — documentation-only from a safe public/yard vantage

Bring

• camera with zoom
• GPS-capable phone
• tape measure or pace-count reference
• Firewise USA zone checklist
• field notebook

Steps

1. 1. Document only — photograph Zone 0 (0-5 ft from the structure), Zone 1 (5-30 ft) and Zone 2 (30-100 ft) from the driveway or yard edge; never enter dense brush or approach a structurally questionable outbuilding.
2. 2. Note vegetation type, spacing and ladder-fuel presence (brush touching tree canopy) in each zone from the safe vantage.
3. 3. Photograph the roof material, gutters, vents, and any firewood or combustible material stacked against the structure.
4. 4. Compile the zone-by-zone findings into a defensible-space checklist naming what a licensed/credentialed vegetation-management crew should clear first; never clear, cut, or move anything during this survey.

If it does not match the plan

• Any combustible material (mulch, firewood, dry vegetation) touching the structure in Zone 0 -> flag as highest-priority clearing item.
• Ladder fuel (brush contacting tree canopy) found in Zone 1 -> flag for a credentialed crew's thinning pass.
• Any structurally unstable or fire-damaged outbuilding observed -> do not approach; note location only and route to the local fire authority.

What counts as done

• Photo set covering all three ignition zones from a safe, named vantage point
• Roof/gutter/combustible-storage condition photographed
• Zone-by-zone checklist compiled naming the follow-on clearing job

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.