Fit ember-resistant metal screens on the vents of an invited Paradise home

Embers enter homes through attic and foundation vents — it's how most of Paradise burned. Retrofitting each accessible vent with 1/8-inch corrosion-resistant metal mesh is a screwdriver-level job with survival-level payoff. Standard: CAL FIRE / IBHS home-hardening vent guidance (1/8" metal mesh, WUI standards). SDG 11. Proof: before/after per vent + mesh-spec log Method (CAL FIRE / IBHS home-hardening vent guidance (1/8" metal mesh, WUI standards). SDG 11.): 1. With the owner, inventory every vent reachable from the ground or a step below 6 ft; photograph each before. 2. Cut 1/8-inch metal mesh to size with margin; secure over each vent with screws/washers without blocking airflow. 3. Verify each screen is tight, flush, and un-paintable-gap free. 4. Photograph each finished vent and log the count and mesh spec. Done when: before/after per vent + mesh-spec log

Where

Owner-invited home sites, Paradise, CA 95969

Pay

$280 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 per vent + mesh-spec log

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-02

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.