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Inorganic rock mulch (Zone 0 groundcover)

This is a material class, not a wall or roof assembly listing. A class is not a permit.

Inorganic rock mulch is crushed stone used as a groundcover in the first five feet. It is a material class, not a brand and not an OSFM-listed assembly. Bark, wood chips, gorilla hair, and rubber mulch are not this class.

Kind: material-class. Page reviewed 2026-08-23. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

Zone 0 rules vary. California’s August 2026 Board of Forestry Zone 0 vote was not yet in force as of this verification.
If the bag is bark, rubber, or dyed wood, it is not this record.

Can I use this here

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The rule and every matching product for the United States

Requirement constraints (1)

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Requirement constraints (1)

Each table compares this product's documented attributes with one published requirement. That comparison does not change from place to place, so it is printed once here and linked from every jurisdiction below.

Colorado CWRC immediate-zone hardscape undocumented
Field	Required	Documented value	State
Assembly role	Assembly role is one of mulch, edging	Not documented	undocumented
Material	Material is one of masonry, mineral, stone	Not documented	undocumented

Where this applies

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Sources

Home Hardening — CAL FIRE (official). Accessed 2026-08-23.
Defensible Space — Oregon State Fire Marshal (official). Accessed 2026-08-23.
Wildfire Prepared Home — IBHS (standard-body). Accessed 2026-08-23.

Inorganic rock mulch (Zone 0 groundcover). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/materials/inorganic-rock-mulch/. Last verified 2026-08-23.