Residential

Residential Defensible
Space Inspection

You live in the house. You need a photographed action plan of what to do on this lot, independent of contractor sales, and this visit is not a listing or escrow file.

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Who this is for

Homeowners who need
a photographed Zone 0
action plan for this house.

If the job is a sale file, use defensible space documentation for real estate transactions. If the job is common area, use the HOA Common-Area Defensible Space Inspection.

You

You live here

The report is a photographed action plan for this address: what comes out, what can stay, and where to start, with a photograph behind each item.

Renewal

Before renewal

Your insurer is asking for proof, or you want to know what to fix before renewal. You leave with a photographed list of what to address and what can stay. Ask your carrier what it accepts.

Not this page

This is not a listing or escrow file

A listing clock, a buyer’s investigation, or an escrow packet is a different use of the same visit. That path is written for the transaction team.

Scope

One house,
the grounds you name,
a dated plan.

The written agreement controls. Unless it says otherwise, the visit is visual and non-invasive.

Included at $249

  • Local climate at the time of assessment (wind, relative humidity, temperature)
  • Surrounding environment within about a mile: topography, fuel types, infrastructure
  • On-property conditions, including fire-department access
  • Neighboring structures and separation distances
  • The structure across all three home ignition zones
  • A photograph behind every recommendation
  • Mitigation recommendations detailed enough to act on
  • Dated, point-in-time written report for this address

What you do with it

  • Work the list in order, starting where it matters most
  • Hand a landscaper or roofer a written, photographed scope that you own
  • Know what can stay, so you don't tear out more than you need to
  • Walk the property again next season against a dated baseline
What this inspection covers

Roof, vents, walls,
decks, and the ground
around them.

I inspect against Zone 0 requirements, the WUI building code, and recognized best practice. The report tells you which is which.

I visually review observable conditions in these groups, photograph them, and give you prioritized observations.

On the same walk I also review visible propane and utility conditions, hose reach, extinguishers, and whether the address is legible from the street. Those sit in fire code and preparedness, not in the Zone 0 draft.

The difference

Not all inspections
are the same.

NFPA training certificate of completion 2144213440 for Christopher Gallego, Reducing Wildfire Risk to Property professional online training, 20 September 2026
Deliverable Typical checklist walk This inspection
Who walks it A DIY app, or an on-site walk that produces a compliance checklist An independent inspector is on site, and you keep every construction decision.
What gets reviewed Zone 0 perimeter: roof, gutters, vents, deck, fencing, and attached structures The components above, plus climate that day, surroundings within about a mile, fire-department access, neighboring structures, and all three ignition zones
Photographs Photographs are an extra-cost add-on on some walks, or a snap-and-rate on an app. A photograph is included behind every recommendation.
What you leave with A color rating or a compliance checklist You leave with a dated photographed action plan, detailed enough to act on.
NFPA training Not listed Completed NFPA's Reducing Wildfire Risk to Property professional training (certificate 2144213440, September 2026)
NFPA certification Not listed Currently enrolled in NFPA's Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist program, with certification pending.
Independence The file is often meant to share with contractors. There are no contractor sales, no bid from the visit, and nobody is paid to send you to a crew.

A typical walk produces a checklist, and this visit produces a photographed action plan for the whole property.

Book this inspection

I inspect this house.
You keep the decisions.

A photographed action plan for this address, independent of contractor sales. The button sends a request, and a signed agreement still comes before I walk the lot.

Christopher Gallego
Christopher Gallego
NFPA training certificate of completion 2144213440 for Christopher Gallego, Reducing Wildfire Risk to Property, 20 September 2026
NFPA Reducing Wildfire Risk to Property · 2144213440
NWCG S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior certificate awarded to Chris Gallego, 21 September 2026
NWCG S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior · Sept 2026
Residential home and property

Residential Defensible Space Inspection

$249 Introductory price through December 31, 2026. $349 starting January 1, 2027.

One house and the grounds named in the agreement. Visual, non-invasive, with a photograph behind every recommendation.

  • Roof, gutters, vents, walls, windows, decks, fences, and outbuildings
  • Ground across the ignition zones, plus climate, access, and neighboring structures
  • A photograph behind every recommendation
  • Dated, point-in-time written report that says which findings are Zone 0, WUI code, or best practice

Cancellations with less than 24 hours’ notice keep 50% of the fee. See Terms.

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Questions first? Contact me

I inspect. You decide.

I do not sell the repair, and nobody is paid to send you to a crew. You keep every construction decision.

Where to start is in the report

You get a sequence for this property: what to address, what can stay, and the first moves.

What is on this lot

City, county, and statewide Zone 0 rules differ. The report shows what is here, so you know what to ask the fire authority.

Visual and non-invasive

No opening walls, no destructive testing, and no climbing where it is not safe.

Residential questions

Before you book
this visit.

Site-wide questions live on the Contact FAQ.

Is this only the first five feet?

No. Unless the agreement says otherwise, observable defensible-space conditions are reviewed across the property as scoped, including the structure, the ground around it, nearby structures and separation, and fire-department access.

If the report names a roof or a fence, do you do that work?

No. I inspect observable conditions, photograph them, and give you prioritized observations. I do not install, repair, replace, certify, or perform licensed construction work. If something needs correction, you choose and contract directly with the qualified trade for that work.

Do I need the real estate page if I just live here?

No. This page is the homeowner visit. Use defensible space documentation for real estate transactions when the file has to travel with a sale, a buyer’s investigation, or escrow. The walk is the same $249 residential inspection. The paperwork job is not.

Will an insurer give me a discount for this report?

That is not promised. The report is a dated record of observable conditions. What a carrier does with a private file is the carrier’s decision. Ask them what they accept before you treat this as an insurance document.

What does wildfire mitigation mean on this visit?

It is the discipline behind the walk: observable ignition-zone conditions, photographed and prioritized. The product name on this page is a defensible space inspection, which is the phrase San Diego fee schedules already use.