Fire Prevention
About Fire Prevention
Living in a warm, sunny climate like Santa Barbara has an obvious appeal to us all. But, with comfortable temperatures and infrequent rainy days comes a serious reality that can’t be ignored. Drought conditions leave landscapes dry, turning once lush grasses and shrubs into veritable kindling that can help fire spread, well, like wildfire. Tongue in cheek aside, controlling dried weeds, tall grass, and scrub is critical in redirecting the spread of fire and ensuring the safety and protection of buildings in its path.
Called “firewise landscaping” by industry professionals, approaching the design and maintenance of a home or business’s landscape with an eye for fire protection is especially important in this climate. Fire safety from a landscaping perspective is generally twofold: The plant layout and design should respect defensible zone standards for the region while maintenance of the landscape must ensure these zones remain clear of flammable materials. Regular assessment of a home or business’s landscape for fire hazards in the landscape is a key factor in prevention and safety.
Key Benefits
Understanding the risk for wildfire and how to protect your investment is crucial for owners in this region. Therefore, a Santa Barbara landscape contractor is an ideal partner in developing a strategy for keeping wildfires away from your home or ranch. Employing the same tools used to keep your garden and lawn looking beautiful, a landscape crew can quickly and effectively reduce and eliminate the dry plant material that might otherwise allow fire to get too close to your building.
Taking it a step further, a landscape professional can help select plants that are less likely to spread fire. Whether because they retain moisture or remain compact enough to not spread fire to adjacent plants and structures, reviewing a landscape design for fire safety might just result in a fresh landscape that lends an attractive aesthetic to a property.
Why Choose Us?
Through working with local municipalities’ fire departments to perform targeted clearing of brush and scrub, we have learned quite a bit about their approach to fire protection, prevention and safety. We combine their standards for clearance offsets and building envelopes with our knowledge of plants—specifically which are most likely to spread fire—to create guidelines that inform how we approach fire safety for our private clients. Upon investigating your property, we can develop a program for fire prevention that ensures the safety and protection of your home or business. Our knowledge and experience in these areas make SB Evolution a regional leader in firewise landscaping.
I was very impressed with the prompt, professional service from this company. Jorge showed up to go over the tree trimming project, made helpful suggestions and answered all my questions. The team that arrived to do the project was friendly, efficient and cleaned up all the debris spotlessly. I am very pleased with the customer service and high quality of the work of this company. Thank you, SB Evolution Landscape!
I have used SB evolution landscape for 2 years, since purchase of my first home. I am very pleased with their service, from routine maintenance to clearing an entire hillside and planting a series of hydrangeas in a shady spot for me, as they are my favorite flower. They are very responsive to emails and phone calls and have given me a bouquet of flowers on completion of both bigger projects. Plus, my roses, orange trees, bamboo, callalillies, begonia and all other plants are so much healthier than when I purchased this property. Thank you Evolution!
They came out with their team and did a thorough investigation of what my yards needed. Jorge and his team are knowledgeable, work rapidly and the work is guaranteed.The office staff is quite helpful and can answer questions you may have. Beverly Silver
