S&K GRADINGGENERAL ENGINEERING
S&K GRADINGGENERAL ENGINEERING
S&K Grading is an approved CAL FIRE Hired Equipment contractor, providing bulldozers and experienced operators for emergency fire line construction, wildfire suppression support and fire prevention projects under Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements (EERAs). For homeowners, we cut the defensible space that gives your property a fighting chance.
Anza, Aguanga and the surrounding high country burn. California requires defensible space around structures in wildfire-prone areas, up to 100 feet, and insurance carriers increasingly demand proof of it. We clear brush, cut fuel breaks and grade fire access so a defensible property is what the fire actually meets.
When fire season goes bad, our dozers go to work for the agencies: fire line construction and wildfire suppression support under CAL FIRE Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements. The same operators and machines that cut lines on active fires cut the preventive breaks on your property.
On a property being developed, discuss fire clearing alongside site preparation, the location of the house pad, and any ADU site work. Knowing where structures and access will go helps define the clearing scope before separate crews or machines revisit the same ground.
Clearing and finished ground are different parts of the job. After vegetation is removed, review whether finish grading, agricultural earthwork, or repairs to roads and driveways belong in the same plan. The aim is to leave access and drainage workable, not simply to remove brush and ignore the surface underneath.
California requires up to 100 feet of defensible space around structures in wildfire-prone areas, split into zones with different fuel rules. Local requirements and insurance carriers can ask for more. We clear to what your parcel actually needs, not a one-size guess.
A contractor approved to supply equipment and operators to CAL FIRE under Emergency Equipment Rental Agreements (EERAs) during fire emergencies. S&K dozers and operators work fire line construction and suppression support under that program.
Before fire season: late winter through spring is ideal, while fuels are manageable and before restrictions tighten. If you are behind, call anyway. Late clearing still beats no clearing, and we will tell you honestly what can be done safely.
Tell us about your lot, your timeline, and what you're building. We'll shoot you straight.