Mountain Region Property Inspections 2026

[Wrightwood]

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

[EQC]

Based on this thread:

https://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/forum/index.php?topic=25997.0

We should be able to track Wrightwood's inspections at this site, as things begin:
https://lus.sbcounty.gov/fire-hazard-abatement-home/fha-maps/

I expect that a "Mountain 2025" link should appear there in the next couple weeks.

[Wrightwood]

The interactive map is till not showing for 2025


https://www.firesafenow.org/contractors
The contractors listed below are provided to you by Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council’s Board of Directors. While there may be other contractors on the mountain qualified and capable, our directors have personal experience with the work performance of those listed below or have verified references. Where licenses are required (tree work, abatement, arborists, RPFs), MRFSC has verified that the contractor’s license and insurance are current.  Unless otherwise noted, the contractors have indicated they work in all mountain communities.
https://www.firesafenow.org/contractors

[Wrightwood]

We should be able to track Wrightwood's inspections at this site, as things begin:
https://lus.sbcounty.gov/fire-hazard-abatement-home/fha-maps/

It's now showing the 2025 Mountain inspection data

[lwt42]

We should be able to track Wrightwood's inspections at this site, as things begin:
https://lus.sbcounty.gov/fire-hazard-abatement-home/fha-maps/

I'm all for fire abatement, but I'm not a fan of the process.

Looks like we're going to get "the notice" -- not mailed yet.

If we miss the notice, we're in trouble.

Notices in the past have all been more than a little bit ambiguous. 

If you get the inspector, they don't clarify much.

The notice says "if you fix it on time, don't worry, no need to contact us" and if you don't, they'll take care of it for you (with fines and fees).

[Lepo]

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

The link isn't active yet, still shows 2025
https://lus.sbcounty.gov/fire-hazard-abatement-home/fha-maps/

Historically they usually come to Wrightwood mid to late June.

[EQC]

*Edited to add: Posted here before I noticed somebody already started a page for 2026. I can't seem to delete this message myself....

Looks like they have updated to 2026 for the Valley and Desert region...but our Mountain region is still only showing 2025 info.

https://lus.sbcounty.gov/fire-hazard-abatement-home/fha-maps/

[JDRichlen]

Is the Mountain map asking anybody else to login to ArcGIS?
I can open the desert maps and it displays the data, but for some reason the Mountain map begins to load then prompts for a login.

[Bob C]

Is the Mountain map asking anybody else to login to ArcGIS?

Yes, we all see that. They haven't begun updating this for the 2026 season (either that, or they lost their password to get into the system)