01/07/2026
Happy New Year!!
Its been raining ongoing for what seems like weeks in the Napa Valley. Heavy rains mean fast and hearty growth of annual tall grasses and other flammable plants. Annual dry grasses, especially invasive types like scotch broom, create extreme wildfire hazards by forming continuous, fine fuel beds that dry out early, ignite easily, and spread fire rapidly, increasing both frequency and size of fires, extending fire seasons, and turning native landscapes flammable. These grasses create a dangerous "fire-grass cycle" where fires promote more grass, leading to more fires, and also act as "ladder fuels" for fires to reach trees, significantly raising risks to communities and ecosystems. Its time to begin thinking about the early removal of these grasses. Think Spring!
Inferno Guard is ready to help with your home hardening or defensible space projects! Napa Firewise is offering grant money, up to $3500, to assist with this important and necessary work for those that live in the very high and high fire risk areas. Don't miss out on this money to help protect your home and property!
Inferno Guard provides the exact services that Napa Firewise assists financially with, and we have provided services to many of the home owners that have taken advantage of this program.
https://napafirewise.org/dspace/
In addition, The California Safe Homes Act (AB 888) is a new grant program designed to help California homeowners financially with wildfire mitigation, particularly for fire-resistant roofs and "Zone Zero" (the first five feet around a home) improvements, aiming to make homes safer and increase access to insurance. It provides funds for essential, costly projects that residents often can't afford and is part of a broader effort to build community resilience against wildfires, working alongside other initiatives like the Safer from Wildfires framework.
https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-releases/2025/release036-2025.cfm
We do small and large scale defensible space, land clearing, tree removals and fire resistant landscaping, as well as home hardening, burn pile projects and more!. We us only the best, fire rated materials when hardening the home, such as Arrow Gutter Guards, Vulcan Vents, and Wildfire Defense Mesh.
Contact us for all of your wildfire defensible space and home hardening needs!
[email protected] or 707-477-8946
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