Clear flagged brush at a second Christmas Valley home (2026-07-20)

This Christmas Valley home sits closer to the forest edge where dry manzanita and young pine growth crowd right up against the deck, a continuous fuel path the 2021 Caldor Fire proved can matter block to block. Clearing that vegetation by hand widens the safety margin. Standard: CAL FIRE defensible space zone 0-1 vegetation clearing standard + SDG 11 Proof: Before/after photo of the cleared vegetation zone Method (CAL FIRE defensible space zone 0-1 vegetation clearing standard + SDG 11): 1. Walk the perimeter within 5 feet of the home and photograph the brush contact points. 2. Cut back dry brush and low branches within the first 5 feet of the home using hand tools. 3. Remove cut vegetation from the site rather than leaving it piled against the structure. 4. Thin any remaining shrubs so no continuous fuel path touches the home. 5. Rake exposed ground clear of dry needle litter. 6. Photograph the cleared zone next to a before photo. Done when: Before/after photo of the cleared vegetation zone

Where

Christmas Valley home, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

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 photo of the cleared vegetation 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.