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7 wildfire mitigation contractors are listed for Sutter County, 6 with a clear CSLB license.
- Fire hazard zones
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The State Fire Marshal's February 2025 Local Responsibility Area maps recommend 11,792 acres of unincorporated Sutter County as Moderate, 28,808 as High and 18,771 as Very High, plus 113 Moderate acres in Yuba City. You can look up a parcel in CAL FIRE's LRA Fire Hazard Severity Zone viewer. The county's Fire Safe Council also publishes an interactive Wildfire Safety and Zone 0 StoryMap that shows hazard zones.
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Sutter County Code Chapter 600, as amended by Ordinance 1742 in February 2026, adopts the 2025 California Fire Code for the unincorporated county. Section 600-250 lets the County Fire Services Manager clear land, or order it cleared, of dry grass, stubble, brush, rubbish, litter and other flammable material that creates a fire hazard. It also applies the state Health and Safety Code's weed-abatement procedure. The ordinance sets no fixed clearance width. The County Fire Services Manager and fire district chiefs enforce it, and violations are infractions: up to $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second within a year, and $500 for each further one. When no other time is specified, each 10-day period a violation continues counts as a separate offense.
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Unincorporated Sutter County has no separate defensible-space ordinance. Its fire rules are County Code Chapter 600, which adopts the 2025 California Fire Code and lets the County Fire Services Manager order dry grass, brush, rubbish and other flammable material cleared. The Sutter County Fire Department enforces it. The State Fire Marshal's 2025 maps recommend 18,771 acres of the unincorporated Local Responsibility Area as Very High fire hazard. Contractors below are ranked by public Google rating.
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Defensible space rules in Sutter County
Fire hazard zones in Sutter County
Sutter County was in Phase 1 of the State Fire Marshal’s 2025 Local Responsibility Area rollout. The Phase 1 acreage table recommends 11,792 Moderate, 28,808 High and 18,771 Very High acres in the unincorporated county, plus a small Moderate area in Yuba City. CAL FIRE’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit fire plan covers Sutter County and lists two of its communities as formally at risk from wildfire. Look up a parcel in CAL FIRE’s LRA viewer.
Local rules and deadlines
The county’s fire rules are in Chapter 600 of the county code, which Ordinance 1742 rewrote in February 2026 to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code. Section 600-250 lets the County Fire Services Manager clear, or order cleared, dry grass, stubble, brush, rubbish and litter that creates a fire hazard, using the state weed-abatement procedure. The chapter sets no fixed clearance width or annual deadline. Violations are infractions: up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, and $500 after that. Each 10-day period a condition continues can count as a new offense, and the county can still force removal.
Free chipping and fire-safe programs
The Sutter County Fire Safe Council runs out of the Office of Emergency Management. It offers free reflective address signs to unincorporated residences, defensible-space and home-hardening brochures, and an interactive StoryMap on California’s new Zone 0 rules.
County resources
The Sutter County Fire Department lists station contacts and the steps to take before a controlled burn, and the Fire Safe Council coordinator runs the preparedness programs. The contractors listed below serve Sutter County and can clear dry grass and brush from a property.
Frequently asked questions 5
Who enforces fire hazard clearing in Sutter County?
Under County Code Chapter 600, the County Fire Services Manager and the Sutter County Fire Department enforce the fire code in the unincorporated county. Fire district chiefs enforce it within their own districts. Enforcers can also issue a written notice to appear in Sutter County Superior Court.
How much clearance do I need?
Section 600-250 sets no specific width. It lets the County Fire Services Manager order dry grass, stubble, brush, rubbish, litter or other flammable material removed when it creates a fire hazard. It also applies the state Health and Safety Code's weed-abatement procedure.
What are the penalties?
Fire code violations are infractions. The fine is up to $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second violation of the same provision within a year, and $500 for each further one within a year. Unless another time is set, each 10-day period that the condition continues counts as a separate offense. The county can also require the hazard to be removed.
Is my property in a high fire hazard zone?
The State Fire Marshal's 2025 recommendations put 18,771 acres of unincorporated Sutter County in the Very High zone and 28,808 acres in High. Check your parcel in CAL FIRE's LRA viewer or the county Fire Safe Council's Zone 0 StoryMap.
What free help does the county offer?
The Sutter County Fire Safe Council, run through the county's Office of Emergency Management, offers free reflective address signs to residential properties in the unincorporated county. It also publishes defensible-space, home-hardening and fire-smart landscaping guides.