Wildfire Defensible Space Assistance Application Form

Defensible Space Assistance Program

We'll help you develop 100' of defensible space around your home to improve wildfire protection for a TinderSmart Tehama
You may be eligible for the Tehama Conservation Fund's Defensible Space Assistance Program (Program) at no cost to you. The Program is intended to help Tehama County citizens that are 65+ years of age as well as those who are physically unable to create the required defensible space surrounding their home. Eligible properties must be located in Tehama County within the State Responsibility Area (SRA), Local Responsibility Area (LRA), or Wild-Urban Interface (WUI) zone.

Services include field technicians that may provide trimming and pruning of trees and brush, chipping dead branches and limbs, and mowing hazardous grass as applicable within one hundred feet of habitable structures.
The TinderSmart Tehama program is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment- particularly in disadvantaged communities. The Cap-and Trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are located within and benefiting residents of disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households across California. For more information, visit the California Climate Investments website at: www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov.
Application Form...

I would like to receive free Defensible Space Assistance
Full Name *

First Name Last Name
E-mail *
Phone *
Physical Address: where work is requested (No PO Box) *

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City

Postal / Zip Code
Please select one:

I own the property listed above I rent the property listed above
Mailing Address, if different from above

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City State / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Please tell us about the property...
Eligible properties must be located in Tehama County and designated within a State Responsibility Area (SRA) or Local Responsibility Area (LRA) or Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) zone. Check the Eligible Properties Map via CAL FIRE's Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) Viewer to see if your home is located within the TinderSmart Tehama Defensible Space Assistance program. On the map the SRA is classified as a "Very High" Hazard Severity Zone in pink, "High" in orange, and "Moderate" in yellow while the LRA "Very High" Hazard Severity Zone is in red.
Is the property located within a State Responsibility Area (SRA), Local Responsibility Area (LRA) or Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) zone. See Eligible Properties map link above *

Yes No Uncertain
If your property is within the SRA property, are you aware of California Public Resource Code 4291 that requires a MINIMUM of a 30 foot clearance of all flammable materials (needles, dry grass, brush, propane grill, etc.) around the house and vegetation reduction from 30-100 feet (or the property line) from the house as well? *

Yes No
Read More: California Public Resource Code 4291
What is the size of your property? Include acres and residential square footage. *
What are your primary property concerns regarding wildfire?
Have you received a notice from your insurance company or been cited by a CAL FIRE inspector that your property does not comply with Public Resource Code 4291? *

Yes No

Defensible Space Assistance Program

Application Form...

Please tell us about the property...

Please tell us about yourself...

Certification Statement

What's Next?