Hand-clear the dry plants and debris from the first 5 feet around an invited Talent home (2026-07-19)

The homes that survived the Almeda Fire mostly had one thing in common: nothing burnable against the house. Dry grass, leaf litter, and wood piles against walls and under decks are the fuse wind-blown embers look for. Clearing that first 5 feet by hand at an invited home on flat ground is half a day of decisive work. Standard: NFPA Firewise 0-5 ft noncombustible zone guidance + Oregon defensible space code; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). Proof: before/after photos of the cleared 5-foot band around the full perimeter Method (NFPA Firewise 0-5 ft noncombustible zone guidance + Oregon defensible space code; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).): 1. Confirm the host's invitation and agree together on what gets cleared, moved, or kept. 2. Rake out leaf litter and dry grass and hand-pull or clip dry vegetation in the 0-to-5-foot band around the home, using hand pruners and loppers only. 3. Move firewood and stored burnables at least 30 feet from the structure where the lot allows. 4. Bag or pile green waste at the curb for the district's yard-debris pickup. 5. Photograph the full band before and after, GPS-tagged and dated. Done when: before/after photos of the cleared 5-foot band around the full perimeter

Where

Invited homes on flat lots near W Rapp Rd, Talent, OR 97540

Pay

$340 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 the cleared 5-foot band around the full perimeter

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

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-10-19

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.