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Defensible Space Inspections
Have you received a Defensible Space and Home Hardening Evaluation?
Ross Valley Fire Department in partnership with neighboring fire agencies and the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority (MWPA) will be in Cascade Canyon to provide defensible space inspections. The assessment will help residents and firefighters identify risks and challenges to their homes and landscaping from wildfires. Reports are available to the homeowner 48 hours after the inspection is completed. They can access their report by inputting their unique six digit code on the door hanger inspectors either hand to them or leave at their doorstep.
Watch this video: What To Expect During Your Defensible Space Inspection
The service is provided at no cost. Maintaining Defensible Space for 100' around all structures is required by law for all homes in Marin's (and California's) Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) The Cascade Canyon neighborhood is in WUI. Please correct the issues noted on your defensible space report. If you need additional time or have specific questions about your report, feel free to email dspace@marinwildfire.org.
The California Fire Code and Public Resources Code grant the authority for the Fire Chief or authorized Fire Code Official to conduct inspections for compliance with the various applicable codes. The inspectors do not enter a property without permission. They are trained to walk up to a front door (through an unlocked front gate at the street, if present, under rules of curtilage), and knock to introduce themselves. If no adult is present, they will inspect the property as visible from the front door or public areas such as from the front pathway or roadway. Under no circumstances do the inspectors enter locked or gated areas of a property without permission of a resident or landowner, and they don't "peek" over fences. They only inspect areas that are plainly visible from a common area unless an adult resident gives permission to gated areas.
Defensible Space
Defensible space is essential to improve your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire. It’s the buffer you create between a building on your property and the grass, trees, shrubs, or any wildland area that surround it. This space is needed to slow or stop the spread of wildfire and it helps to protect your home from catching fire – either from direct flame contact or radiant heat. Defensible space is also important for the protection of the firefighters defending your home.
Home Hardening
Home hardening incorporates building construction and vegetation management. Appropriate building materials and related design features must be considered. Home hardening and maintaining defensible space reduce the chance of ignition from flying embers, flames, or radiant heat.
For additional information on home hardening, please visit FIRESafe MARIN’s information page on home hardening.
