Home Wildfire Assessment
A property assessment identifying the actions needed to reduce wildfire risk.v
Before you start
This assessment records the condition of the property and the actions required to reduce its wildfire risk. Work through it outside, section by section, in the order the sections appear — they follow the way a property is walked, from the structure outward. Photograph anything you mark as needing action: a finding without a picture is an argument, and the owner receives these photos in their report.
Roo
The most common route for embers into a building.
1. What is the roof type? *
2. Is the roof in good condition?
3. Is the roof clear of needles, leaves and other debris?
4. Are gutters clean and non-combustible?
5. Is open eave construction properly mitigated?
6. Required actions — roof and eaves
7. Photos — roof and eaves
Siding, Vents and Openings
Where embers accumulate, lodge, or penetrate.
8. Is the siding combustible or noncombustible?
9. Is the siding free of gaps, holes or other areas where embers could lodge?
10. Are vents properly mitigated?
11. Are overhangs and other exposed areas properly protected?
12. Are garage doors free of gaps, and plastic windows mitigated?
13. Are windows dual-paned or tempered?
14. Required actions — siding and openings
15. Photos — siding and openings
Decks, Porches and Attachments
Anything attached to the structure that can carry fire to it.
16. What are the deck materials?
17. Is the area beneath the deck clear of stored combustibles?
18. Are fences attaching to the structure noncombustible for the last five feet?
19. Required actions — decks and attachments
20. Photos — decks and attachments
Foundation to Zone 1A (0–5 ft)
The non-combustible zone immediately around the structure.
21. Is the 0–5 ft zone free of combustible mulch, plants and stored material? *
22. If woody shrubs, trees or branches are present in Zone 1A, are they properly mitigated?
23. Required actions — Zone 1A
24. Photos — Zone 1A
Zone 1 (5–30 ft)
25. Are junipers or cedar hedges absent from Zone 1?
26. Are trees appropriately spaced and limbed?
27. Is Zone 1 free of dead vegetation and ladder fuels?
28. Required actions — Zone 1
29. Photos — Zone 1
Zone 2 (30–100 ft)
30. Is slope adjustment required for Zone 2?
31. Is canopy spacing adequate for the slope?
32. Required actions — Zone 2
33. Photos — Zone 2
Accessory Structures and Personal Property
34. Which accessory structures are present?
35. Is firewood stored at least 30 ft from structures?
36. Are propane tanks properly mitigated?
37. Required actions — accessory structures
38. Photos — accessory structures
Access and Utilities
Whether apparatus can reach the property, and what is stored on it.
39. Mark the property and its access
Nothing marked yet.
GeoJSON, KML or WKT, in latitude and longitude. The file is read here in the browser and never uploaded.40. Is the driveway passable by fire apparatus, with room to turn around?
41. Is the address clearly visible from the road?
42. Nearest water source
43. Required actions — access and utilities
Emergency Preparedness
44. Is there an evacuation plan?
45. Do you have a plan for evacuating pets and livestock?
46. Are residents signed up for local emergency alerts?
Insurance
47. Does the owner believe the property is adequately insured?
Assessor Comments
48. General assessor comments
49. Assessor name *
50. Assessment date *
