In the wake of devastating wildfires that have become increasingly more common in California, property owners who have lost their homes are faced with a daunting cleanup and recovery process. Ahead of rebuilding, Counties throughout California have established fire debris removal guidelines for property owners electing to complete the required cleanup efforts using private demolition and earthworks contractors as an alternative to waiting for government assistance, which may otherwise prolong the recovery process. The regulatory guidelines establish a specific set of steps and protocols designed to be protective of current and future health and safety concerns with respect to harmful chemicals that may have been released into the environment as a result of the materials burned.

Weber, Hayes and Associates are experts in agency-required debris and ash removal planning, testing and documentation tasks.  This includes submittal of a work plan/permit, landfill acceptance testing, debris removal coordination, post-debris removal completion (confirmation) sampling/ testing, and documentation reporting (Completion Report for Property Certification).

Our firm assisted with the cleanup and certification of numerous properties in the Santa Cruz Mountains following the August 2020 CZU lightning complex wildfire where hundreds of homes were destroyed. We have also assisted with many wildfire damaged property cleanups in Monterey County that resulted from the 2020 Dolan and River fires.