Wildfire Readiness

Defensible Space Assistance

Get Defensive  Defensible Space increases the likelihood of your home surviving a wildfire. Properties within the State Responsibility Area (SRA) are required to create and maintain Defensible Space around structures.

What is Defensible Space? Defensible Space is a 100 foot buffer surrounding a home or other building that slows or stops the spread of wildfire. It helps protect your home and neighboring structures from direct flame contact or radiant heat ignition. It also improves protection for fire personnel defending your property.

Are you Eligible to Receive Free Defensible Space Assistance?  The Program is intended to help Tehama County citizens who are unable to create the required defensible space surrounding their home at no additional cost. Eligible properties must be located in Tehama County and designated within a State Responsibility Area (SRA), or, Local Responsibility Area (LRA), or, Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) zone. Check your home’s designation via CAL FIRE’s 2022 SRA Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map (pdf). For a more detailed map experience, check out CAL FIRE’s 2022 Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) Viewer. The FHSZs classify a wildland zone as Moderate, High, or Very High fire hazard based on the average hazard across the area included in the zone. The information is the same on both maps. They show SRAs in a “Very High” Hazard Severity Zone in pink/red, “High” in orange, and “Moderate” in yellow.

Defensible Space is your property’s front line defense against wildfire

This is a limited time offer. Submit your application today!

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Fee-for-Service

Address Hazardous Vegetation on Private Property for Wildfire Prevention

The Fee-for-Service is an agreement between the landowner and TCF’s affiliate, the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County (RCDTC). Please contact the RCDTC directly for consultation at (530) 727-1280 or via email at tcrcd@tehamacountyrcd.org

Did you know?

Property owners within the State Responsibility Area (SRA) are required to create and maintain a 100 foot defensible space perimeter around buildings and structures per CA Resources Code 4291. Check out the CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) Viewer map to see if your property is within an SRA.

You are responsible for ensuring that your property is in compliance with California’s building and fire codes that call for homeowners to take proactive steps to protect their property from a wildfire.

Together, we are TinderSmart Tehama.

For local building compliance contact:
Tehama County Planning Department: (530) 527-2200

City of Red Bluff: (530) 527-2605


City of Corning: (530) 824-7027

The TinderSmart Tehama program is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment- particularly in disadvantaged communities. The Cap-and Trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are located within and benefiting residents of disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households across California. For more information, visit the California Climate Investments website at: www.caclimateinvestments.ca.gov.

The TCF relies on grants and donations to bring these programs and more to our community. Donate to local conservation today!