Fire Mitigation & Defensible Space

Defensible space around homes, cabins and outbuildings - brush and trees mulched in place or hauled off, by a crew with years of wildland fire training and experience.

Overgrown brush, deadfall and crowded trees close to a building give a wildfire a path to it. We clear and thin that flammable material with a forestry mulcher, skid steer and grapple - ground up into mulch right there, or hauled off, whichever fits your place.

It’s the right work for cabins and homes in Island Park, Ashton, Swan Valley and Teton Valley, and for acreage, fence lines, driveways and access roads closer to town. The goal is to reduce fuel and slow fire spread near your home. Every job starts with a free site survey, and we photograph the work before and after so you have it on record.

Before: a big pile of dead cottonwood and brush
Before
After: the same spot mulched in place and left level
After
Skid steer with a forestry mulcher grinding brush under the trees
Mulching
Brush and deadfall cleared out from under a tree line, mulched in place
Cleared tree line

How a job works

  1. Free site survey. We walk your property with you and look at what’s growing around your buildings and along your drive.
  2. Written plan and quote. What we’ll clear, where, and whether it gets mulched in place or hauled off - in writing.
  3. The work. Brush, deadfall and crowded trees cleared with the mulcher, skid steer and grapple.
  4. Walk-through. We walk it with you when we’re done.
  5. Before-and-after photos. Yours to keep, so you have the work on record.

The ground around your home

Based on NFPA home ignition zone guidance, measured out from the house.

0–5 ft

Keep it clear of anything that burns - mostly hand work. We’ll point it out on the survey.

5–30 ft

Thin out brush and small trees so fire can’t climb into the trees or run up to the house.

30–100+ ft

Cut back brush and deadfall and thin crowded trees - where the mulcher does its best work.

Clearing reduces fuel and slows fire spread near your home. Wildfire risk can be reduced, not eliminated.

Good for

  • Defensible space around homes, cabins and outbuildings
  • Overgrown brush, deadfall and dead trees
  • Fence lines, driveways and access roads
  • Acreage and lots that have grown up
  • Before-and-after photos for your records

What does it cost? Every job is different, so we quote each one - free, fast, and no obligation. Call, text, or send the quote form and we’ll get you a number.

Ready for fire mitigation? Let’s talk.

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