Wildfire Readiness

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May contain: architecture, building, housing, house, and mobile home

Get Defensive Defensible Space increases the likelihood of your home surviving a wildfire. Properties within the State Responsibility Area (SRA) are required to create and maintain Defensible Space around structures.

What is Defensible Space? Defensible Space is a 100 foot buffer surrounding a home or other building that slows or stops the spread of wildfire. It helps protect your home and neighboring structures from direct flame contact or radiant heat ignition. It also improves protection for fire personnel defending your property.

Are you Eligible to Receive Free Defensible Space Assistance? The Program is intended to help Tehama County citizens 65+ years of age as well as those who are physically unable to create the required defensible space surrounding their home at no cost. 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.

Defensible Space is your property’s front line defense against wildfire

This is a limited time offer. Submit your application today!

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MORE ABOUT PREPARING YOUR PROPERTY FOR WILDFIRE

Fee-for-Service

Address Hazardous Vegetation on Private Property for Wildfire Prevention

The Fee-for-Service is an agreement between the landowner and TCF’s affiliate, the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County (RCDTC). Please contact the RCDTC directly for consultation at (530) 727-1280 or via email at tcrcd@tehamacountyrcd.org

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Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Tehama Conservation Fund has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

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In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Tehama Conservation Fund regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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