No-Cost Chipping Program

This program offers a no-cost chipping service for fuel reduction to qualified residents. A list of communities where this service is offered can be found here.

Please call our office at (619) 562-0096 for the most current program information.

Registration is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Things to know before requesting to be on the chipping list:

• You’ll be asked to provide your phone number, address, the approximate size of the pile to be chipped and the acreage of your property
• No ground-clearing disturbance permitted while removing tree limbs/brush
• Pile must be accessible within five feet of road and/or driveway
• Chipping crew is not responsible for moving brush beyond a 5’ distance from the chipper
• No brush or limbs to exceed 6” in diameter
• Piles should be no more than four feet high; no tractor stacked piles allowed
• No palm, cactus, poison oak, or ice plant will be chipped
• No rocks, trash, construction materials, or excessive dirt in piles
• Chipped material will be left on site in the area, not hauled away

For more information or to register for this service or for more information, contact Tina Burnett at (619) 562-0096 or inquiriesfiresafesdcounty.org

Click here to view the Chipping Program Flyer

Click here for the Chipping Program Registration Form

Funding provided by National Fire Plan grants from the USDA Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management through the California Fire Safe Council.

Please contact the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County for more information about current programs and services available in your area.

The No-Cost Chipping Program for fuel reduction is offered to qualified residents in the following areas:

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• Barona Mesa
  
• Boulder Creek
  
• Boulevard
  
• Campo/Lake Morena
  
• Canebreak Springs
  
• Chihuahua Valley
  
• Corte Madera
  
• Deerhorn Valley
  
• Descanso
  
• Dulzura
  
• Greater Julian
  
• Guatay
  
• Jacumba
  
• Jamul
  
• Mesa Grande
  
• Oak Grove
  
• Pine Valley
  
• Potrero
  
• Ramona
  
• Ranchita
  
• Santa Teresa Valley
  
• Santa Ysabel
  
• SD Country Estates
  
• Sherilton Valley
  
• Sunshine Summit
  
• Tecate
  
• Warner Springs
  
• Witch Creek
  

Additional communities may be added.

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