The five feet closest to your house

Also called Zone 0

Clearing plants, bark mulch, stored wood, and anything else that burns out of the five feet next to the walls.

Your mitigation work may qualify you for wildfire discounts on your premium, but they aren't applied automatically. See How to Get Your Discounts

Where it fits

This is one of the 12 measures in California's Safer from Wildfires regulation, 10 CCR 2644.9, under the immediate surroundings category, which covers the ground and plants around the building.

What it may be worth

Completing this measure may qualify you for a discount on the wildfire portion of your policy. The CA FAIR Plan schedule caps at 16.4% off the wildfire portion of a Dwelling Fire policy for all 12 measures combined, and your carrier sets the actual number. Ask your carrier what documentation they want before the work starts, and keep dated photos and invoices.

Who does the work

Licensed California contractors and suppliers handle this. Search by ZIP to see who serves your area.

Your mitigation work may qualify you for wildfire discounts on your premium, but they aren't applied automatically. See How to Get Your Discounts

Wondering how a carrier will treat this once it is done? Talk to a licensed California agent.