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Defensible Space Contractors in Shasta County, CA

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Defensible Space in Shasta County in 30 secondsWhat it covers, how we rank

31 defensible space contractors are listed for Shasta 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.

Defensible space is the buffer of managed vegetation around a building that slows an approaching wildfire and gives firefighters room to work. California Public Resources Code 4291 requires 100 feet of defensible space around structures in fire hazard areas, organized into Zone 1 (0–30 ft) and Zone 2 (30–100 ft); a new ember-resistant Zone 0 (0–5 ft) standard is still in state rulemaking.

What it covers
Removing dead plants, grass and weeds within 100 feet of structuresThinning and spacing shrubs and tree crowns to break up continuous fuelClearing branches away from the roof and chimneyZone-by-zone fuel reduction: bare or non-combustible Zone 0, lean Zone 1, reduced Zone 2Chipping or hauling away the cleared material
Listed here
31 defensible space contractors, 18 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

Defensible Space in Shasta County

  1. Easy Does It Tree Service

    5.0(129)Google Maps Redding Licensed (530) 356-0249

  2. Rigby Timber, LLC / DBA Flow State Tree Works

    5.0(86)Google Maps Redding No license (360) 640-8818

  3. Grind Fire Defense LLC

    5.0(43)Google Maps Anderson Licensed (530) 999-2035

  4. Laborers Of The Harvest Brush Clearing LLC

    5.0(17)Google Maps Redding No license (530) 238-5077

  5. Mountaineers Fire Crew, Inc.

    5.0(15)Google Maps Redding No license (530) 365-9128

  6. Shasta Brush Clearing & Mastication

    5.0(8)Google Maps Redding No license (530) 410-2974

  7. J C Landscaping

    5.0(4)Google Maps Shasta Lake Licensed (530) 515-0699

  8. Able Tree Services

    5.0(1)Google Maps Mt Shasta Licensed (530) 859-0380

  9. Defensible Space & Brush Removal

    5.0(1)Google Maps Redding No license (530) 209-7375

  10. Rent A Goat

    5.0(1)Google Maps San Rafael No license (858) 751-4628

More defensible space contractors in Shasta County 21
  1. West Coast Tree Service INC

    5.0(1)Google Maps Anderson Licensed (559) 736-6994

  2. About Trees

    4.9(361)Google Maps Chico Licensed Insurance lapsed (530) 343-4533

  3. Tree of Righteousness Tree service

    4.9(101)Google Maps Redding Licensed (530) 515-8924

  4. Clifford Landscape

    4.8(145)Google Maps Redding Licensed (530) 646-8564

  5. A-1 Tree Service & Stump Removal

    4.8(94)Google Maps Redding Licensed (530) 221-9427

  6. Redding Tree Service, Inc

    4.8(43)Google Maps Shasta Licensed (530) 241-1199

  7. Trickle Creek Excavation, Inc.

    4.8(8)Google Maps Red Bluff Licensed (530) 305-7105

  8. Mc Entire Landscaping INC

    4.8(5)Google Maps Redding Licensed (530) 245-4590

  9. McMillan Tree Services

    4.6(32)Google Maps Chico Licensed (530) 894-7128

  10. Hunter's Pest Control (Hunters Services)

    4.4(116)Google Maps Oroville No license (530) 342-8950

  11. Tip Top Land Solutions

    4.0(1)Google Maps Redding No license (530) 410-2898

  12. Lepage Company Inc

    3.7(3)Google Maps — Licensed (530) 529-9901

  13. CMB Timber Falling

    — — No license (530) 736-6685

  14. Pritchard Timber Falling

    — — No license (530) 966-8894

  15. Saltsman Timber LLC

    — Redding No license (530) 722-8778

  16. Spratt Excavating

    — Cottonwood Licensed (530) 945-2710

  17. Timberline Forest Consulting

    — Anderson No license (530) 356-5643

  18. True North Forestry Inc.

    — Cottonwood No license (530) 524-3887

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