Piru Wildfire Preparation Week

1. Please reserve your spot so we can expect you on the day of the event.
2. Do your own yard work ahead of the Drop-off Date.
3. Bring your cut vegetation to the designated event location
4. We take care of chipping for you!

Focused on chipping yard waste and vegetation, the Chipper Program has tangible impacts on mitigating wildfire risk by significantly reducing potential fuel sources. Through this initiative, we not only enhance the safety of our communities but also contribute to a more sustainable and resilient environment by repurposing organic waste for beneficial use.

• The chipper can handle material up to 7 inches in diameter (no root balls). Recently removed vegetation will always chip better than old, dried-out branches and shrubs. The equipment does not effectively chip individual branches that are small (rakings) or old, decayed wood.
• It’s important to keep all piles free of rocks, dirt, wire, lumber, spiny plants, and poison oak. The chipper cannot chip palm fronds, succulents, pine needles, or leaves.
• Track your hours of invested vegetation work. The time you spend cutting and stacking material for chipping is used for an “in-kind match” for this grant. Meeting the grant’s match requirements will help secure future funding to continue this program. So please be as accurate as possible when recording and reporting your time.