How to get your free wildfire home & property assessment
Discover How to Better Protect Your Home
Every home is different. Some homeowners are already well prepared for wildfire. Others may have vulnerabilities they simply haven’t thought about.
Our free wildfire home assessments are designed to help you better understand your property's unique wildfire risks and identify practical steps you can take to reduce them.
The assessment is educational, personalized, and completely free to homeowners within the GOH Firewise community. The written assessments are completely private for the homeowner. No reporting is ever given to any association, group, or company. The information is there to help you and to help your community be better prepared.
Why Request a Home Assessment?
Many wildfire vulnerabilities are difficult to recognize until someone points them out.
A professional assessment can help you:
- Better understand your home’s wildfire exposure
- Identify opportunities to improve defensible space
- Learn about home hardening strategies
- Prioritize improvements that may have the greatest impact
- Better prepare your home before the next wildfire season
Many homeowners discover simple improvements they never knew could make a difference.
What Happens During the Assessment?
A trained wildfire professional will visit your property and evaluate features that may influence wildfire risk.
Areas typically reviewed include:
- Defensible Space
- Zones 0, 1 and 2
- Vegetation
- Roof
- Gutters
- Vents
- Windows
- Decks
- Fences
- Outbuildings
- Driveway access
Following the assessment, you’ll receive a personalized report with observations and recommendations specific to your property.
Who Performs the Assessments?
Assessments will be conducted by one of several wildfire organizations working in partnership with GOH Firewise depending on availability including MySafe:Riverside, TEAM RCD, and the Red Cross.
All assessments are educational and intended to help homeowners better understand wildfire preparedness opportunities.
Who Is Eligible?
Free assessments are available to homeowners registered with this website whose properties are located within the GOH Firewise community boundary.
There is no cost for this assessment and no obligation to complete every recommended action. The information is there to help you help yourself.
Request Your Assessment
When you request a free assessment, we need a little information so we can keep you informed about your assessment. Please complete the form below.
If you are not already registered with GOH Firewise, the form will also register you so we can communicate with you about your assessment and future GOH Firewise events.