Each year, Wildland Specialists with Montecito Fire Protection District conduct approximately 200 Defensible Space Surveys with private property owners.

Our Wildland Specialists can help you harden your home now, before a fire starts by recommending ember-resistant building materials and proper landscaping techniques.

The surveys focus on vegetated or landscaped zones around structures, the structures themselves, access to the property and the existing topography in the area. 

The Wildland Specialist will walk the entire property with the homeowner, document the entire inspection, and provide the homeowner with a Defensible Space Survey Report documenting follow-up work if needed to achieve a defensible space for their home.

To schedule a complimentary Defensible Space Survey, please contact Wildland Specialist Maeve Juarez: 805-969-7762 or mjuarez@montecitofire.com