This project was started late last spring when the property owner needed to bring their defensible space back into compliance with their home owner's insurance requirements.
This time last year, the AFS team was able to cut and prep a 100' clearance off the structure, and meet the requirements for the insurance company. This included cutting and stacking of the underbrush into small burn piles around the property, and limbing up numerous trees.
Due to the timing of last season's work, we opted to wait on burning the material. We knew that a broadcast burn would be beneficial to the property owner, as it would decrease some of the small ground fuels that were covering the hillside. At the time, the weather was too dry and windy for such an operation, and the team decided to wait for more favorable conditions.
Waiting paid off, as we finally got a day of perfect weather, and we were able to burn all 20+ piles, and a full broadcast burn of the area around the structure. This property will now only require light seasonal maintenance for the next 2-5 years.
