When is brush clearance due in Ojai?

Ventura County Fire’s Fire Hazard Reduction Program deadline is June 1. Inspections typically start in May. Very High zones still need the 100-foot standard year-round if you are listing or you got a notice.

Do you only work in the City of Ojai?

No. Ojai Brush Clearance covers Ojai, Meiners Oaks, Mira Monte, Oak View, Upper Ojai, and Matilija Canyon. City of Ventura’s own fire program is a different map.

Should I call or use the form?

Both. Call if you need a crew this week. Use the form if you would rather send an address, gate code, or a photo of the notice.

How much does it cost?

It depends on slope, acres, density, and haul-off. Most residential 100-foot jobs are in the thousands, not a couple hundred dollars. We quote after walking the property.

Routine defensible space around a house usually does not. Oak removal and some steep-slope equipment work can. We flag that before we cut.

Ojai Valley hills and chaparral looking toward town

Ojai · Meiners Oaks · Oak View · Upper Ojai

Brush clearance in Ojai, CA

100-foot defensible space and fire clearance for Ventura County Fire. Brush clearing, weeds, and ladder fuels before the June 1 deadline — or before you list the house.

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VCFPD Fire Hazard Reduction Program

Ojai Valley hillside work

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Our services

Fuel reduction, fire clearance, weed abatement, vacant lots, tree limbing, and sale-prep clearance across the Ojai Valley.

Chamise chaparral brush typical of Southern California hillsides

Brush Clearance

Clear dry chaparral, dead brush, and ladder fuels around Ojai Valley homes so you can meet Ventura County Fire’s 100-foot defensible space rules.

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Fire Clearance

Fire clearance for Ojai Valley notices: brush, weeds, and ladder fuels reduced to the 100-foot standard before June 1 inspections.

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Defensible Space

Build the 100-foot buffer Ventura County Fire inspects: ember-resistant Zone 0, lean-clean Zone 1, and reduced-fuel Zone 2 on Ojai slopes.

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Weed Abatement

Cut and clear dry grass, mustard, and seasonal weeds that fail fire inspections on Ojai homes and vacant parcels.

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Open hillside parcel similar to vacant lots in the Ojai Valley

Vacant Lot Clearance

Clear vacant Ojai lots that are generating fire notices, neighbor complaints, or holding up a sale.

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Coast live oak with low limbs that act as ladder fuel

Tree Limbing

Raise canopies, clear chimneys, and remove ladder fuels so grass fire cannot climb Ojai oaks and ornamentals.

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Upper Ojai and the Topa Topa bluffs, a common listing area for AB-38 clearance

AB-38 Defensible Space

Prepare an Ojai listing for defensible-space documentation so a High or Very High zone sale is not stuck on fire compliance.

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How it works

Call or send the address

Phone if it is urgent. Form if you would rather not talk. Include slope, a fire notice, and a gate code if you have them.

We walk the 100-foot zone

You get a written scope: what is cut, what stays, chip vs haul. No guess-from-a-Facebook-photo pricing.

Crew clears to inspection standard

Zone 0–2, access, and debris handled. You can call us back next May instead of starting from a jungle.

Chamise brush that carries fire on Ojai hillsides

Why Ojai lots fail inspection

Most of the valley is a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Ventura County Fire walks 100 feet around the house. Junipers on the foundation, wood chips in the first five feet, unlimbed oaks over mustard, and last year’s chaparral are the usual fails.

We clear to that standard: Zone 0 combustibles off the siding, Zone 1 lean and clean, Zone 2 thinned so fire cannot run up the slope. Protected oaks stay unless you have the permit. We limb for ladder-fuel clearance instead of treating a heritage oak as brush.

County-wide “brush clearing Ventura County” pages do not walk your Meiners Oaks fence line. A one-page Squarespace site with a San Diego number does not either. This company is named for the search: Ojai brush clearance.

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Call if you need a crew this week. Send the form if you would rather leave an address and a gate code.

Areas we serve

Ojai · Meiners Oaks · Mira Monte · Oak View · Upper Ojai · Matilija Canyon

If you have a Fire Hazard Reduction notice in the Ojai Valley, send the address. City of Ventura’s own fire program is a different map — this crew is for Ojai and the 33 corridor into Upper Ojai.

Brush clearance in Meiners Oaks

Oak canopy, small lots, and neighbors inside each other’s 100-foot circle. Notices here are often fence-line fuel and unlimbed oaks, not a ranch discing job.

Fire clearance in Oak View

Highway 33 corridor, hillside driveways, and mixed vacant/occupied parcels. Access and chipper placement matter more than a pretty lawn.

Defensible space in Upper Ojai

Steep slopes, chaparral, and listings that need AB-38 documentation. This is where “100 feet” can mean more than 100 feet.

Frequently asked questions

When is brush clearance due in Ojai?: Ventura County Fire’s Fire Hazard Reduction Program deadline is June 1. Inspections typically start in May. Very High zones still need the 100-foot standard year-round if you are listing or you got a notice.
Do you only work in the City of Ojai?: No. Ojai Brush Clearance covers Ojai, Meiners Oaks, Mira Monte, Oak View, Upper Ojai, and Matilija Canyon. City of Ventura’s own fire program is a different map.
Should I call or use the form?: Both. Call if you need a crew this week. Use the form if you would rather send an address, gate code, or a photo of the notice.
How much does it cost?: It depends on slope, acres, density, and haul-off. Most residential 100-foot jobs are in the thousands, not a couple hundred dollars. We quote after walking the property.
Do I need a permit?: Routine defensible space around a house usually does not. Oak removal and some steep-slope equipment work can. We flag that before we cut.