The five feet closest to your house matter most
Zone 1, the first five feet around the structure, does more to save a home than any other part of a mitigation plan. Here's what belongs there and what has to go.
Read the full post →Wildfire Mitigation News
Field notes on fire, fuel, and forest health from the crew that does the clearing. Practical stuff for Front Range landowners, written by people who run the machines.
Topics Fire · Fuel · Forest health
Why cutting scrub oak makes it come back thicker
Gambel oak stores energy in root crowns that survive any cut. Understanding that is the difference between a thicket that stays gone and one that returns denser than before.
Read the full post →A hundred years of putting out fires built this fuel bed
Front Range forests are overgrown because we suppressed the small fires that used to keep them open. Restoration puts them back toward fire-resilient.
Read the full post →More field notes are on the way. For anything specific to your property, the fastest answer is a free on-site walk-through.
Free Quote · No Obligation
Reading about it is good. Clearing it is better
Or call the shop: (719) 400-9104