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Ladder Fuels Self-Assessment
Version C.3.5
Actions you take to manage the fuel load on your property determine how wildfire will impact your home, structures, and
vegetation. A “foundation to property line” approach that includes easy, small steps to reduce ladder fuels on your property can
make all the difference!
Items noted with the following symbols indicate:
Item is compulsory/required per the Sunriver LFR Plan
Item recommended and allowed per the Sunriver LFR Plan
Permit required. Contact SROA Natural Resources to request/obtain a free permit
^ Approval required. Contact SROA Community Development for information
Shrubs/Brush
Seedlings (less than 4-inch diameter)
Bitterbrush and manzanita within 15’ of any structure have
* Ponderosa seedlings are thinned to achieve a 6-8’ spacing
been removed
(Permit required)
Bitterbrush and manzanita within 3’ beyond the dripline of
* Ponderosa seedlings growing into the canopy of larger
any conifer tree have been removed
Ponderosa trees have been removed (Permit required)
Bitterbrush and manzanita have been removed to achieve
Lodgepole seedlings are thinned to a 6-8’ spacing
less than 20% ground coverage
Lodgepole seedlings growing into the canopy of larger pine
All juniper and arborvitae on the property and/or that
trees have been removed
encroaches into SROA Commons have been removed
All Lodgepole seedlings have been removed
Conifer landscaping shrubs within 5‘ of any structure or within 3’
beyond the dripline of a conifer tree have been removed
Firewood
Firewood is stored in a fully enclosed space (such as a garage)
Branches and limbs
or at least 20’ away from all structures including neighboring
Branches on all conifer trees are trimmed to achieve a
structures during fire season (typically May-November). If 20’
clearance of 5’ from any roof, wall, or structure, and 15’ from
is not possible within your property boundaries then it is
the chimney outlet
stored to the furthest point possible from all structures.
Any portion of live limbs on all pine trees have been trimmed
to achieve a 6-8’ clearance from the ground on trees over 20’ Other
tall and the lower 1/3 on trees under 20’
Roofs, gutters and underneath decks are free of pine needles,
Any portion of dead conifer limbs have been trimmed to
leaves, etc.
achieve a clearance of 10’ from the ground
Dead vegetation such as dead seedlings and shrubs have
Any portion of dead limbs on all non-conifer trees have been
been removed
trimmed to achieve a 10’ clearance from the ground
Areas under decks are free of non-vegetative flammable
Tree branches adjacent to driveway pavement edge have
materials (lumber, furniture, etc.)
been pruned or removed to provide fourteen feet (14’) vertical
0-5’ zone extending from any structure (i.e. house, deck,
clearance above the pavement surface for emergency vehicle
enclosures, etc.) is free of any wood chips
access
0-5’ zone is free of any seedlings, shrubs, and branches
0-5’ zone has all dry grasses maintained with an average height
Trees (4-inch diameter or greater)
less than four inches (4”) during fire season
* Pine trees larger than 4-inch diameter have been thinned to
a minimum spacing of 6-8’ between trunks (Permit required)
Want to know more about creating
*All standing dead trees except those designated as wildlife
defensible space on your property? Visit
trees by SROA, have been removed (Permit required)
The property is free of downed materials (portions of trees,
www.sunriverowners.org for information about:
limbs, logs etc.)
^ Conifer trees as part of an approved landscape plan have a
• Home Hardening Self-Assessment
minimum spacing of 10’ between trunks and are not within 3’
• Wildfire Property Preparedness
beyond the dripline of any larger conifer tree (Approval required)
• Sunriver Ladder Fuels Reduction Plan
• SROA Design Committee Manual of Rules & Procedures
Contact SROA’s Natural Resources Department :
naturalresources@srowners.org
541-593-1522
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