Clear the Fuel.
Prove the Buffer.
Cedar thickets. Dead brush. Ladder fuels stacked against your structure. The Hill Country’s wildfire risk isn’t theoretical — it’s measurable, and so is the clearing work we do about it.
ClearGround removes fire fuel, creates defensible space, and delivers an RTK-verified 3D digital twin documenting every foot of clearance — so your insurance company, your fire marshal, and your family all see the same proof.
DON'T JUST CLEAR THE BRUSH. PROVE IT'S GONE.
FIRE RISK ISN'T GUESSWORK.
NEITHER IS THE MITIGATION.
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
PHASE 01 — MAP THE FUEL BEFORE YOU CLEAR IT
WE SCAN THE FIRE LOAD.
Before a single branch is cut, our Mavic 3 Enterprise RTK drone maps your property's vegetation density, canopy coverage, and proximity to structures at centimeter-level accuracy. Dead cedar, brush accumulation, and ladder fuel zones are identified in 3D — giving you and your clearing crew a precision plan, not a best guess.
± 0.5CM ACCURACY · VEGETATION DENSITY MAP · STRUCTURE PROXIMITY ANALYSIS · CANOPY COVERAGE MODEL
[Phase 01] RTK Survey Orthomosaic
vegetation density analysis
Hill Country property
FUEL REDUCTION
PHASE 02 — REMOVE THE RISK, PROTECT THE TREES
SURGICAL FUEL REMOVAL.
Dense cedar thickets get mulched. Dead brush and ladder fuels get removed. Desirable live oaks and native hardwoods stay. This isn't a slash-and-burn operation — it's selective clearing driven by the pre-scan data, executed with equipment matched to your terrain.
CAT 299D3 XE + FAE MULCHER · SELECTIVE CLEARING · CEDAR / BRUSH / LADDER FUEL REMOVAL · ON-SITE MULCHING
[Phase 02] Selective cedar clearing
preserving mature live oaks
Hill Country terrain
MID-PROJECT VERIFICATION
PHASE 03 — EVERY FRIDAY. DATA DOESN'T LIE.
PROGRESS YOU CAN MEASURE.
Multi-day clearing projects get weekly RTK scans. Cleared acreage is confirmed. Defensible space zones are verified against Firewise standards. You see exactly what's been removed, what's left, and whether the buffer zone meets spec — before the crew comes back Monday.
WEEKLY RTK SCANS · CLEARED AREA CONFIRMATION · DEFENSIBLE SPACE ZONE TRACKING · FIREWISE COMPLIANCE CHECK
[Phase 03] Progress comparison
before vs. mid-project density
30/60/100ft zones highlighted
FINAL VERIFICATION
PHASE 04 — THE SCAN THAT CLOSES THE JOB
DEFENSIBLE SPACE, VERIFIED.
Post-clearing RTK scan confirms every foot of defensible space. The 3D model shows your property before and after — vegetation removed, buffer zones measured, Firewise zones documented. This isn't a photo album. It's a georeferenced, measurement-grade digital twin your insurer and fire marshal can both use.
POST-CLEAR RTK SCAN · ZONE 1/2/3 MEASUREMENT · BEFORE/AFTER 3D COMPARISON · GEOREFERENCED COMPLIANCE MODEL
[Phase 04] Before/after 3D comparison
cleared defensible space
buffer zone measurements overlaid
DELIVERABLE
PHASE 05 — YOUR PROPERTY'S FIRE DEFENSE RECORD
THE PROOF IS PERMANENT.
Every fire mitigation project delivers a shareable 3D digital twin on DroneDeploy — accessible by you, your insurance agent, your fire marshal, or your HOA. The model is measurement-grade, timestamped, and archived. When your insurer asks if you've created defensible space, you don't send photos. You send a link.
3D DIGITAL TWIN ON DRONEDEPLOY · SHAREABLE LINK · MEASUREMENT-GRADE · TIMESTAMPED ARCHIVE · INSURANCE-READY
[Phase 05] DroneDeploy 3D model
completed fire mitigation project
measurement tools + buffer zones
Wildfire Prevention
for the Hill Country.
Most Austin-area land clearing companies will mulch your cedar and leave. They’ll call it “wildfire prevention” on the invoice, but they can’t prove what was removed, they don’t measure your defensible space zones, and they don’t give your insurer anything to work with.
ClearGround treats fire mitigation as a precision service, not a side effect of brush clearing. We map the fire fuel load before we cut. We clear to Firewise defensible space standards. And we deliver a 3D digital twin that documents every foot of clearance — the kind of proof that lowers your risk profile with both your insurance company and your fire department.
Cedar Removal &
Forestry Mulching
Ashe juniper is the primary fire threat in the Hill Country — and the primary fuel load we eliminate first. ClearGround’s CAT 299D3 XE with FAE mulching head processes standing cedar, deadfall, and dense brush into ground-level mulch in a single pass.
Nothing leaves the site. The mulch decomposes in place, returns nutrients to the soil, and — critically — eliminates the hauling permits, burn permits, and disposal fees that add weeks and thousands of dollars to competing bids. The fuel load is gone. The biology stays.
Defensible Space
Creation
Defensible space is not a single cleared perimeter. It’s a zoned system: Zone 1 (0–30 ft from structure), Zone 2 (30–100 ft), and Zone 3 (100 ft+) each require different vegetation management approaches — and ClearGround verifies each zone against RTK-measured boundaries, not eyeballed estimates.
Most clearing crews work from the edge in. We work from the scan out — mapping your existing fuel load, identifying the highest-risk areas, and building your defensible space perimeter to a documented standard, not a visual one.
Brush Reduction &
Fuel Break Construction
A fuel break is a strategic gap in continuous vegetation that slows or stops lateral fire spread across a property. It’s the fire mitigation version of a firewall — and it needs to be wide enough, placed correctly, and free of ladder fuels that would let fire jump it.
ClearGround designs fuel breaks from the drone data down — placing them where the fire risk model shows the highest exposure, not where it’s easiest to run a machine. CAT 308E2 CR mini excavator handles grubbing, root removal, and break-face construction in terrain where a mulcher can’t get close.
Annual Maintenance &
Vegetation Monitoring
Cedar grows back. Every year you skip maintenance, the fuel load returns and the clearing cost increases. A single clearing project without a maintenance plan is a temporary fix on a permanent problem.
ClearGround’s subscription maintenance program locks in annual or biannual service with priority scheduling, updated RTK scans each visit, and an insurance documentation package that shows your insurer your property stays compliant — not just for one year, but for every renewal going forward.
Every wildfire prevention project includes pre-clearing RTK drone survey, defensible space zone mapping, real-time progress documentation, and a post-clearing 3D digital twin delivered within 48 hours of completion. You’re not buying brush clearing hours. You’re buying documented, verified defensible space with 3D proof.
The footage is the proof.
[M2 — Video Content]
Aerial drone footage: before/after wildfire
prevention clearing on a Hill Country property.
Every clearing crew cuts brush. We're the only ones who
prove the buffer.
The Hill Country has no shortage of companies that will run a mulcher through your cedar. But when your insurance company asks for documentation of defensible space, or your HOA requires proof of Firewise compliance, a text message from the clearing crew doesn’t cut it.
ClearGround’s RTK drone survey creates a measurement-grade 3D model of your property before and after clearing. Defensible space zones are mapped, measured, and archived. Your insurance agent gets a link to a georeferenced model — not a folder of iPhone photos.
Vegetation density mapped in 3D. Cedar thickets, ladder fuels, and structure proximity identified before a single branch is cut.
Zone 1/2/3 measured to Firewise spec. Every foot of clearance documented and verified in the post-clearing model.
Shareable 3D model on DroneDeploy. Timestamped, georeferenced, measurement-grade. Send the link to your agent.
Your file stays current. Annual re-scans update the model so your defensible space documentation never goes stale.
Protecting what you
built in the Hill Country.
built in the Hill Country.
Your home sits in one of the most beautiful — and fire-prone — landscapes in Texas. Dense cedar within 30 feet of your structure isn’t a landscaping problem. It’s a fire risk that affects your insurance premiums, your property value, and your family’s safety.
Estate & Ranch Owners
A 20-acre ranch with unchecked cedar regrowth isn’t just losing water to invasive trees — it’s accumulating fire fuel across every acre. ClearGround clears cedar and brush at scale, creates defensible space around structures, and builds fire breaks along property lines.
HOAs & Community Associations
Community-wide fire mitigation requires coordination, documentation, and proof of compliance. ClearGround works with HOAs to assess community fire risk, clear common areas, create fuel breaks between structures, and deliver community-wide 3D documentation.
Insurance-Driven Clients
Your insurer flagged your property. Your premium spiked. Your renewal is conditional on defensible space creation. ClearGround delivers the clearing work and the documentation your insurance company needs.
Wildfire prevention is a data-driven process — from fire risk assessment to documented defensible space, every phase is scanned, verified, and archived.
RTK drone maps
vegetation + fuel load
Zones defined
priority areas flagged
Cedar + brush removed
defensible space built
3D verification
zones measured
Shareable model
insurance-ready proof
The iron behind
the fire line.
High-flow compact track loader with FAE mulching attachment. Processes cedar, brush, and dead vegetation into ground-level mulch on-site. Handles dense fuel loads and steep Hill Country terrain.
Compact-radius mini excavator for root grubbing, fire break construction, and terrain work. Zero tail swing prevents structure damage when working close to buildings.
Survey-grade drone with Real-Time Kinematic positioning. Maps vegetation density, canopy coverage, and structure proximity at centimeter-level accuracy for fire risk assessment.
Multi-band GNSS receiver providing real-time corrections to the Mavic 3 Enterprise RTK. Delivers survey-grade accuracy without reliance on cellular RTK networks in remote Hill Country locations.
Book Your Free
Site Scan.
Every project starts with an RTK drone scan of your site. We fly it, build your 3D model, and deliver a fixed-price proposal — all before you commit to anything.