Maintain Zone 0-1 defensible space at a home: Clearlake, CA (2026-07-24)

In California wildland-urban-interface towns the first 30 feet around a home decides whether embers catch. Clearing dead fuel and keeping the ember zone lean is repeatable, hand-tool work that measurably lowers ignition risk. Site: any resident's own home in Clearlake, CA. Standard: CAL FIRE / Cal Fire Ready-Set-Go Zone 0-1 defensible space maintenance (0 to 5 feet ember-resistant, 5 to 30 feet lean-clean-green); hand tools, surface work; SDG 11.b and 13.1 Proof: before/after photos of the 0-5ft and 5-30ft zones + debris bag count + GPS Method (Zone 0-1 defensible space maintenance per CAL FIRE guidance: photograph as found, hand-clear dead vegetation and debris from the 0-30ft zones, remove combustibles from under decks and against walls, photo verify. Hand tools only., ~90-240 min): 1. ASSESS: photograph Zone 0 (0-5ft) and Zone 1 (5-30ft) as found. 2. CLEAR: hand-remove dead leaves, needles, and debris; clear combustibles from under decks and against the wall. 3. LEAN: hand-prune only low dead material within reach, no ladder above two steps. 4. VERIFY: after photos + bag count. Equipment: work gloves + rake + hand pruners (hand tools only), heavy debris bags, camera + GPS phone Done when: Zone 0 (0-5ft) cleared of combustibles in the after photo; Zone 1 (5-30ft) dead fuel removed, bag count recorded; Before/after photos from the same vantages + GPS

Where

any resident's own home in Clearlake, CA

Pay

$90 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 0-5ft and 5-30ft zones + debris bag count + GPS

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-10-23

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 90–240 minutes. Method of record: Zone 0-1 defensible space maintenance per CAL FIRE guidance: photograph as found, hand-clear dead vegetation and debris from the 0-30ft zones, remove combustibles from under decks and against walls, photo verify. Hand tools only.

Bring

• work gloves + rake + hand pruners (hand tools only)
• heavy debris bags
• camera + GPS phone

Steps

1. 1. ASSESS: photograph Zone 0 (0-5ft) and Zone 1 (5-30ft) as found.
2. 2. CLEAR: hand-remove dead leaves, needles, and debris; clear combustibles from under decks and against the wall.
3. 3. LEAN: hand-prune only low dead material within reach, no ladder above two steps.
4. 4. VERIFY: after photos + bag count.

If it does not match the plan

• Red-flag fire warning in effect: STOP, reschedule
• Work needs a ladder above two steps or a chainsaw: STOP, route to a contractor
• Tree limbs within 10 feet of a chimney: note and route to a professional

What counts as done

• Zone 0 (0-5ft) cleared of combustibles in the after photo
• Zone 1 (5-30ft) dead fuel removed, bag count recorded
• Before/after photos from the same vantages + GPS

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.