For Immediate Release
5/27/2025
Mountain Region Property Inspections Are Underway
Greetings,
Beginning in June, the Fire Hazard Abatement Team will begin their annual defensible space inspections in the mountain communities of Lake Arrowhead, Crestline, Valley of Enchantment, Cedar Pines Park, Rim Forest, Twin Peaks, Green Valley Lake, Arrowbear, Fawnskin, Angelus Oaks, Forest Falls, Mountain Home Village, Wrightwood, and Lytle Creek.
Landowners can proactively maintain their property free of fire hazards, create defensible space, and avoid receiving an Abatement Notice by:
Cutting weeds and grasses to a height of less than four inches
Pruning plants and trees to remove dead material
Removing dead trees and plants
Removing trees that that are smaller than four inches in diameter and stand within 10 feet of other trees and within 30 feet of a structure
Tree trimming to remove branches that are within six feet of the ground on trees that are more than 12 feet in height and stand within 100 feet a structure, or within 10 feet of a road or driveway
Removing dead branches, debris, and leaf litter from the ground and the roofs of structures
Removing pine needles greater than two inches in depth from the ground
Removing shrubs and plants with high pyrophytic characteristics such as Manzanita, Juniper, Service Berry, Mountain Whitethorn, Sage, Ironwood and Spanish Broom that stand within 15 feet of a structure, or 10 feet of a road or driveway
Spacing shrubs and plants with high pyrophytic characteristics that stand within 15-30 feet of a structure
