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Wildfire Mitigation Contractors in Siskiyou County, CA
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10 wildfire mitigation contractors are listed for Siskiyou County, 7 with a clear CSLB license.
- Fire hazard zones
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The State Fire Marshal delivered Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps to Siskiyou County on February 10, 2025; the county took public comment through April 2, 2025, and the Board of Supervisors' May 6, 2025 motion to introduce the adopting ordinance died for lack of a second. Look up your parcel on the State Fire Marshal's FHSZ map viewer, linked from the county's FHSZ page.
- Defensible space rules
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County Code Sections 3-3.02 to 3-3.05 apply to anyone who owns or occupies a building on or next to mountainous, forest, brush or grass-covered land in the unincorporated county. Owners must clear all flammable vegetation within at least 30 feet of the structure (or to the property line), remove brush and combustible growth from 30 to 100 feet (or farther if an official finds extra-hazardous conditions), cut back any tree within 10 feet of a chimney or stovepipe outlet, keep overhanging trees free of dead wood, and keep roofs clear of leaves and needles. Beyond 30 feet, grass under 18 inches can stay to hold soil. Peace officers, CAL FIRE, U.S. Forest Service officers and fire or utility district officers may enforce the chapter; it does not list a specific fine.
- Chipping
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The Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County's USDA Forest Service Community Wildfire Defense Grant is a five-year program offering free wildfire home assessments to county residents and defensible space work on roughly 500 homes, plus planned roadside fuel breaks. Separately, the Siskiyou RCD filed a 2025 project to clear defensible space on 20 parcels for low-income or elderly residents in western Siskiyou and host two community chipping events.
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Siskiyou County's Fire Control and Fire Hazard Regulations (County Code Title 3, Chapter 3) require owners of buildings on or next to brush, grass, forest or mountain land in the unincorporated county to keep a 30-foot firebreak plus fuel clearance out to 100 feet, enforceable by peace officers, CAL FIRE, U.S. Forest Service officers and local fire district officers. The State Fire Marshal sent the county new Local Responsibility Area hazard zone maps in February 2025, but a May 2025 motion to adopt them by ordinance died for lack of a second. Contractors below are ranked by public Google rating.
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BMF Forestry Consulting LLC
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Cutwright Service
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High Country Forestry
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Jefferson Resource Company
Defensible space rules in Siskiyou County
Fire hazard zones in Siskiyou County
On February 10, 2025, the State Fire Marshal sent Siskiyou County its first Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, rating land as Moderate, High or Very High. The county opened a public comment period that ran to April 2, 2025, and noted it may raise but never lower the state’s ratings. At the May 6, 2025 Board meeting, a motion to introduce the ordinance adopting the zones died for lack of a second. To see your parcel’s rating, use the State Fire Marshal’s FHSZ viewer.
Local rules and deadlines
The county’s Fire Control and Fire Hazard Regulations cover any building on or next to brush, grass, forest or mountain land in the unincorporated area. They require a firebreak of at least 30 feet cleared of flammable vegetation, removal of brush and combustible growth from 30 to 100 feet, trimming of trees within 10 feet of a chimney outlet, and roofs kept free of needles and leaves. Burning cleared brush on private land from April 1 through December 1 requires a written permit from the fire agency with jurisdiction. Peace officers, CAL FIRE, U.S. Forest Service officers and local fire district officers can enforce these rules.
Free chipping and fire-safe programs
The Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County runs a five-year Community Wildfire Defense Grant funded by the USDA Forest Service. It offers free wildfire home assessments and plans defensible space work on about 500 homes across the county. The Siskiyou RCD has also filed a project to clear defensible space for 20 low-income or elderly households in western Siskiyou and hold two community chipping events.
County resources
The Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County supports more than twenty neighborhood fire safe councils, from Happy Camp to McCloud, and holds monthly public meetings. The county’s FHSZ page links to the state’s hazard maps and FAQs. The contractors listed below serve Siskiyou County.
Frequently asked questions 5
Who enforces defensible space rules in Siskiyou County?
County Code Section 3-3.05 lets any peace officer enforce the fire hazard chapter, and gives peace-officer powers for this purpose to CAL FIRE (State Forester) agents, U.S. Forest Service officers and officers of fire protection or utility districts.
How wide does my defensible space have to be?
At least 30 feet of cleared flammable vegetation around the building (or to the property line), plus removal of brush and combustible growth from 30 to 100 feet. An authorized official can require more where conditions are extra hazardous. Trees must also be cut back 10 feet from chimney outlets and roofs kept free of needles and leaves.
Is my property in a high fire hazard zone?
The State Fire Marshal mapped Siskiyou County's Local Responsibility Area zones and sent them to the county in February 2025; the Board of Supervisors had not adopted them as of its May 6, 2025 meeting. Check your parcel on the State Fire Marshal's FHSZ viewer, which the county links from its FHSZ page.
Can I get free help with defensible space in Siskiyou County?
The Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County runs a Community Wildfire Defense Grant program with free home assessments for county residents and defensible space work planned for about 500 homes; sign up through its CWDG page.
Do I need a permit to burn the brush I clear?
Yes. County Code Section 3-3.04 requires a written permit from the fire agency with jurisdiction to burn vegetation or debris on private land in the unincorporated county from April 1 through December 1, and at other times when unusual fire danger is declared.