The Yuba Watershed Protection and Fire Safe Council has received grant funding to start a residential chipping program for the Yuba County foothills. The goal of this program is intended to help residents create defensible space around occupied homes and reduce vegetation along access routes. The program is designed for residential use – no business or commercial use and available to Yuba County residents ONLY.

We will allocate up to 3 hours per property with no charge to the resident! Chipping jobs longer than 3 hours may be the responsibility of the property owner.

 

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Good Stacking Example:

   

Poor Stacking Examples:

 

We will chip up to a maximum of 3 hours on a single sight visit. A pile 50’ long, 3’ tall and approximately 8’ wide can typically be completed in this time. If your piles cannot be chipped in the 3 hours, the crew may return at a later date if the applicant requests and at the owner’s expense.  Chipping will occur alongside the road/driveway or other areas that allow the crew to work around the wood debris piles safely.

Piles not meeting the guidelines or containing materials not approved will be denied service.  The chipping crew will instruct the applicant on proper stacking. Once corrected another application may be submitted.

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Please read the following guidelines before submitting your application below.