Rake the dry fuel back from the walls of an invited Willow Creek home (2026-07-19)

Willow Creek's forested canyon setting has put it under evacuation warnings again and again as fires worked the Trinity and Klamath country around it. The first five feet around each house decide whether wind-blown embers find fuel, and for the town's many older residents, keeping that zone raked clean is exactly the help that doesn't happen alone. Standard: CAL FIRE defensible space Zone 0/1 guidance (PRC 4291); SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities. Proof: Before/after photos of the cleared zone Method (CAL FIRE defensible space Zone 0/1 guidance (PRC 4291); SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.): 1. Confirm the invitation and photograph the 0-5 foot zone around walls, decks, and fences. 2. Rake needles, leaves, and dead grass out of the zone and from reachable under-deck edges. 3. Move firewood and stored flammables at least 30 feet out where the resident agrees. 4. Stage the raked material at the green-waste point. 5. Photograph the cleared zone from the same angles and list remaining crew-level items. Done when: Before/after photos of the cleared zone

Where

Invited homes in town, Willow Creek, CA 95573

Pay

$220 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 zone

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

Level

entry

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.