Free Chipper Days

Chipper Days Scheduled for the Cascades

https://firesafemarin.org/programs/chipper-day/

In the 2022 season, Marin County residents removed over 10,500 cubic yards of flammable vegetation from residential areas. This year there will be 5 chippers days starting the week of June 5.

The chipper program is funded by the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, and organized by FireSafe Marin.

The program gives residents a great chance to clear their property of branches and bushes which are fire dangers.

●     Pre-registration is required: Residents can sign up directly at https://www.chipperday.com/marin

●     Signup is on a first come first served basis. When we have reached our capacity, any additional registrants will be placed on a wait list.  Residents on the wait list will not receive a pickup unless they receive a confirmation email due to a cancellation.

● Material needs to be on your curb by 8:00 am. Pickup could be delayed for 1-2 days due to the volume the chippers are processing.

● Pickup is limited to a total of 10 feet x 4 feet x 4 feet in size. Amounts over this will be left for the resident to remove.  (Firewise sites run the risk of losing their chipper event the following year if there are too many size violations.)

 What CAN go in the chipper?

● Tree limbs up to 8” in diameter.

● Shrubs, brush, limbs, woody bushes, pampas grass, scotch broom, cypress, juniper.

● Lay all vegetation the same way with the base of the branch or plant at the same end.

What WILL be taken but can't be put in the chipper?

● Roots with rock/gravel/dirt - cut away from the rest of the plant, placed next to pile.

● Palm fronds and bamboo - place in a separate pile (this will be part of your 10ft x 4ft x 4ft total). 

What will NOT be taken for the safety of the crews?

● Trash, poison oak, blackberry brambles, firewood, construction materials, lumber, regular yard waste, leaves, lawn clippings.

This is a benefit of MWPA and FireSafe Marin to prepare for the wildfire season, this free chipper event is not intended to remove all vegetation that residents wish or need to remove. Any portion of a pile greater than 10x4x4 feet will be left behind and will become the resident’s responsibility to remove.