Reduce Fire Fuels

Guidance for creating defensible space on your property

Fuel-reduction treatments remove or decrease vegetation so that they burn less severely and are easier to suppress in a wildfire.

The process may include thinning dense areas of vegetation, limbing up mature trees, or reducing dead standing or downed fuel. Done correctly, hazardous fuel reduction can:

  • Reduce damage from a catastrophic wildfire

  • Improve forest health

  • Maintain native biodiversity

  • Improve safety outcomes for residents and emergency-response personnel

Skills Training

How-To Videos

Hire Professionals

Local Contractors

Identify Plants

Plant Guides

If you are low-income and also a senior or have disabilities that prevent you from doing this work yourself, you may qualify for our Defensible Space Assistance For Income-Eligible (DSAFIE) program. Get more information and see if you qualify.