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Brush Clearing Contractors in Amador County, CA

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Brush Clearing in Amador County in 30 secondsWhat it covers, how we rank

15 brush clearing services are listed for Amador County, ranked below by public Google rating and review count (paid placements are labeled and shown first). Under California PRC 4291, homes in fire hazard severity zones must maintain 100 feet of defensible space — most of these contractors also handle the full clearance scope.

Brush clearing is the removal of overgrown chaparral, scrub and understory fuels — the heavy-labor part of wildfire preparedness. For most rural California properties it is how the 100-foot clearance required by PRC 4291 actually gets done.

What it covers
Cutting and removing brush, chaparral and scrubMastication of heavy fuels with tracked machineryHand-crew work on slopes and terrain machines cannot reachChipping on site or hauling debris awayClearing access roads and fuel breaks
Listed here
15 brush clearing services, 7 with a clear CSLB license

Do you need a licensed contractor for this?

It depends

Hand clearing of brush, grass and ladder-fuel shrubs needs no license.

Ask for a license (C‑49, C‑27) when the job includes removing trees, pruning trees 15 ft or taller, stump grinding, or grading with a dozer/tractor (A, C‑12, C‑27).

Details and sources

This is a hint for when to ask, not legal advice.

B&P Code §7026.1 · CSLB license classifications

Brush Clearing in Amador County

  1. Rocky’s Tree Care

    5.0(24)Google Maps Sonora Licensed (209) 202-3232

  2. Amador Yard Maintenance And Construction

    5.0(11)Google Maps Pine Grove No license (209) 304-6761

  3. Pearson's Tree Services

    5.0(7)Google Maps Pioneer Licensed (209) 295-3588

  4. Beyette's Tree Care

    5.0(5)Google Maps Valley Springs Licensed (209) 747-5449

  5. Amador Mechanical Inc

    5.0(1)Google Maps Plymouth Licensed (209) 245-3850

  6. Watson Industries LLC

    4.8(16)Google Maps Pioneer No license (209) 295-2860

  7. C. Lee Tree Service

    4.7(13)Google Maps West Point Licensed (209) 418-3328

  8. 4C Enterprises, Inc

    — Orland No license (530) 624-0175

  9. Bowers Fine Outdoor Services

    — — No license (209) 304-2005

More brush clearing services in Amador County 5
  1. Greenline Forestry Mowing, LLC

    — Placerville No license (209) 542-3090

  2. Rafter W LLC

    — — No license (209) 897-1268

  3. Richard M Stevens

    — — No license (916) 769-2921

  4. Saltsman Timber LLC

    — Redding No license (530) 722-8778

Other services in Amador County

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