What we do in the Springs
Defensible Space Creation
We build and maintain the buffer around your home — clearing the first five feet of anything that burns, spacing shrubs, and keeping roofs and gutters free of needles.
Fuel Reduction & Forest Thinning
Thinning dense stands of ponderosa, Douglas-fir, and scrub oak so a fire can't carry through the crowns to your roofline. Slopes above the Springs burn fast — spacing matters.
Hazardous Tree Removal
Garrick is a professional tree faller. Dead, beetle-killed, and leaning trees come down safely — including the ones close to structures that most crews won't touch.
HOA & Community Mitigation
We work with neighborhoods and HOAs across the Springs on shared fuel breaks, common-area thinning, and community-wide defensible space plans.
Why Colorado Springs properties need it
- The Waldo Canyon fire showed what ember cast does to Springs neighborhoods — most homes ignited from embers, not a wall of flame. Defensible space is built for embers.
- The wildland-urban interface along the city's west and north edges — Rockrimmon, Peregrine, Mountain Shadows, Cedar Heights, and the foothill communities toward Manitou — carries continuous fuel right up to back decks.
- Steep slopes above the city mean shorter safe distances: fire preheats fuel uphill, so zones need to be widened on any grade.
- Scrub oak and gamble oak regenerate aggressively — mitigation here isn't one-and-done, and we build maintenance into every plan.
Free walk-throughs across the Springs
Josh and Garrick will walk your property with you, explain what they see in plain language, and build a plan that fits your land, your risk, and your budget.