East of Sonora, toward Tuolumne
Soulsbyville is mapped High fire hazard in the State Responsibility Area, and that matters when you sell: under AB 38 the seller gives the buyer a defensible space inspection report. Our brush clearing in Soulsbyville leads with defensible space clearing, the 100 feet around the house cleared to CAL FIRE's zones. We cut out the brush and young trees under the oaks and pines so a ground fire has no way up into them, and give you one written price first.
Soulsbyville sits on the line the county's 2024 wildfire plan draws at about 3,000 feet, between oak savanna below and mixed conifer above. A lot here can hold blue and live oaks, gray pine and manzanita next to ponderosa pine, incense cedar and black oak. Brush and young trees fill the space under the canopy, and that middle layer is the ladder fuel CAL FIRE asks you to break up: tree limbs lifted at least 6 feet, and a gap under each tree three times the height of the shrubs below it.
The town center is mapped High fire hazard in the State Responsibility Area. Zones change parcel by parcel, so check your address on the state's map. Soulsbyville is unincorporated and sits in county Supervisor District 2 with Willow Springs, Crystal Falls and Cedar Ridge, so [[/defensible-space-rules-sonora#county|Tuolumne County's Chapter 8.14]] applies on top of the state's 100 feet. CAL FIRE's Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit inspects for the state rule, and the county's Fire Prevention Division enforces its own.
We chip brush on site with the chipper, or haul it to the county's green waste site on Camage Avenue in Sonora, dump fee included. Burning needs an air district permit and a CAL FIRE permit, piles 4 feet across or smaller, and a burn day on the line at (209) 533-5598, and CAL FIRE has had residential burning suspended since June 15, 2026. Poison oak is never burned: we bag it and haul it.
Our own job photos of brush and small trees coming out from under oaks, then going to the chipper.
Oak limbs that hung to the ground beside a fence, cut back so a ground fire cannot climb into the trees.
West of Sonora, July 2026
The 100 feet, the brush under the trees and any open ground can all go on one visit and one written price.
The 100-foot fire clearance CAL FIRE inspects
The 100 feet cleared to CAL FIRE's zones before an AB 38 inspection, with ladder fuels out, limbs lifted to 6 feet and photos of each zone.
Also called brush removal or clearing overgrown brush
Manzanita, young trees and blackberry under the oaks and pines cut to the ground, then chipped, hauled or stacked for your burn permit.
Vacant lots, acreage, fence lines and fire breaks
Vacant lots within 100 feet of a neighbor's house cleared to the county rule, with the grass cut to 4 inches.
Soulsbyville sits east of Sonora, between East Sonora and Tuolumne, with Twain Harte up the hill to the north on Highway 108.
Every town we serve in Tuolumne and Calaveras countiesIn the form, say whether the brush is under oaks, pines or both. If you are selling, give the date escrow closes so we can finish before the inspection.
Call (209) 243-5574Yes. Soulsbyville is east of our base in Sonora, and we also clear in Willow Springs and Crystal Falls nearby. We give a free estimate on site or by phone, then one written price before any work starts.
If any part of it is within 100 feet of a neighbor's building, yes. County Chapter 8.14 asks for a reduced fuel zone on that part of a vacant lot: grass cut to 4 inches, litter no deeper than 3 inches, and dead trees and shrubs taken out.
Ladder fuels are the brush, small trees and low limbs that let a ground fire climb into the trees. Yes, we take them out: brush cut to the ground, small trees removed, and the limbs of the trees above lifted to at least 6 feet.
Sometimes, once CAL FIRE lifts the residential burn suspension that began June 15, 2026. You need an air district permit and a CAL FIRE permit, piles 4 feet across or smaller, and a burn day on the county burn line. We can stack it for you. Poison oak is always hauled.
Tell us where the property is and what needs clearing. We call you back the same day, usually within the hour, and set a time to walk it with you, in person or on the phone if you are out of the area.
