Maintain defensible space — Zone 1 (5–30 ft)
Why it matters
Zone 1 reduces flame contact zone. Removing ladder fuels and spacing trees prevents fire from racing up the hillside into the canopy.
Stop forgetting to do this.
Hearth generates a personalized maintenance schedule so you never miss another maintain defensible space — zone 1 (5–30 ft).
How to do it
- 1
Identify and fell dead trees in the 5–30 ft zone.
- 2
Thin healthy trees to 10–12 feet spacing (remove every third tree).
- 3
Prune lower limbs 6–10 feet off the ground on remaining trees.
- 4
Remove all shrubs directly under tree canopies (ladder fuels).
- 5
Remove branches and limbs touching the ground.
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Chip or remove cut debris; do not leave slash piles.