We built DPS AI Inspection to put the same standards our crews use in the field into a tool anyone can run before we ever show up. Snap a photo of any Home Ignition Zone and get an instant, standards-based hazard report — species-level vegetation guidance, structural risk flags, and a prioritized action list, in seconds.
No special equipment, no waiting on a scheduled visit. Just a phone camera and the same Home Ignition Zone framework our crews use on every project.
Point the camera at a hillside and the AI breaks it down plant by plant — common name, scientific name, and a plain-language read on how that species actually behaves in a wildfire. Resinous conifers, cured grasses, and moisture-rich shrubs all carry fire differently, and the report treats them that way instead of flagging "vegetation" as one generic risk.
Beyond vegetation, the AI reads the whole scene — canopy spacing, ladder fuels, duff and needle-litter buildup, downed debris, missing fuel breaks, slope-driven fuel continuity, even combustible siding too close to grade. Every finding comes with a prescriptive fix: prune to a specific height, thin to a specific spacing, mow to a specific length. Nothing left to guess at.
Every inspection is scored Low, Moderate, or Severe and tied to the exact NFPA-aligned Home Ignition Zone it was taken in — the same Zone 0 through Zone 3 system our crews assess on every property. That means a homeowner's phone report and a DPS crew's field assessment are speaking the same language from day one.
Each report is stored with its photo, timestamp, and risk rating, building a documented history of your property over time — useful for tracking your own mitigation progress, and for the kind of before/after documentation insurers increasingly want to see. A built-in Zone Guide keeps the NFPA Home Ignition Zone definitions on hand in the field, so there's never a question of which zone you're standing in.
DPS AI Inspection isn't a replacement for a full on-site assessment — it's how we prioritize one. The zones your inspections flag Severe are the zones our crews tackle first.
