Curbside Chipping Program
now available for Yucaipa and Oak Glen areas
The deadline to register for the next Curbside Chipping cycle is
May 7th.
Chipping will start on the 11th
Registration will continue each month, with the deadline on the following Thursdays
through September.
June 11, July 9, August 6 & September 10
At this time registration is limited to the
first 15 properties signed up per cycle. You can only register for the current cycle and must wait for future cycles to open (usually the day after the previous deadline). You may register for more than one cycle over the season.
REVIEW ALL INFO AND SCROLL DOWN FOR REGISTRATION FORM
Curbside chipping is offered as a free service thanks to CAL FIRE / Yucaipa Fire and a grant from the Inland Empire Resource Conservation District. Check back regularly for registration deadlines throughout the spring..
Information
The process for curbside chipping:
1. Property owner places slash (branches, small trees,etc) at their curb or roadside.
2. Property owner registers by the deadline for that particular cycle.
3. The day after the deadline the list of properties is received by Yucaipa Fire
4. The crew then creates the most efficient "route" for the equipment and trucks. We never know where they will start or how long a cycle will take. Some people have a few branches, others have 10 ft long piles that are 3 feet high.
Please complete the required chipping request form below which provides documentation of community efforts in creating defensible space.
Thank you for doing your part in making our communities more FIRE SAFE!
DO NOT COMPLETE THE FORM UNTIL THE MATERIAL IS READY AT THE CURB OR ROADSIDE.
The crew will not backtrack to chip your material if it is not ready when they arrive.
Instructions
You will be required to answer the following questions on the form below to register your request for curbside chipping.
Program Criteria - failure to comply with the following criteria may result in your material not being chipped.
- Material to be chipped must be on the property stacked along a road/driveway or an area allowing the chipping crew to work alongside the pile safely. If your property is on a narrow road, dead end or has other issues which may interfere with the crew accessing the piles or having difficulty with ingress or egress, please contact us in advance so we may review the location for eligibility.
PLEASE STACK THE LIMBS, BRANCHES AND TREES with all the cut ends the same way, preferably facing the street. This significantly reduces the amount of time it takes to chip at each property. THE USE OF BACKHOES OR TRACTORS TO CREATE SLASH PILES FOR CHIPPING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THIS APPLIES TO ANY PILES THAT ARE CREATED BY PUSHING OR ROLLING TWIGS, BRANCHES AND DEBRIS. PILES SO CREATED WILL BE BYPASSED.
While there is no limit as to the total size of the pile(s), if your piles are more than 25 ft in total length along the road please contact us for review to confirm eligibility. No piles over 4 ft in height or depth.
- NO root balls, limbs or tree trunks larger than 8" in diameter, construction lumber, bagged material, pine needles, weeds, leaves, pine cones or loose bark, painted or preserved wood, trash, material containing rocks, dirt, metal, nails, screws, fasteners, wire or twine will be accepted. Seriously decayed wood (that falls apart) or wood embedded in the soil will not be chipped. Limbs with pine needles or leaves are acceptable of course, we just cannot accept piles or bags of these items.
Chips will be hauled away.
Property Owner Declaration
By submitting the form below, Participant declares that he/she is the owner of the property or an agent for the owner. Participant grants the fire department and its crews permission to access the property as needed for pile inspections, chipping services and monitoring. Participant agrees to waive and release the fire department and its employees and agents, from all liability arising from participation in this program.
The information provided on the required form is used solely for purposes of this grant. Participant acknowledges that the information provided is true and accurate to the best of his/her knowledge. Participant's personal contact information will not be shared beyond the scope of this grant.
Upon completion and successful submission, the form will serve as your official request for Curbside Chipping Service. You will receive an acknowledgement within 72 hours.
ALL QUESTIONS BELOW MUST BE ANSWERED FOR YOUR REQUEST TO BE CONSIDERED.
We must receive your request by 6:00pm PST on the designated Sunday deadline in order to include your property in the crew cycle immediately following the deadline date. If we do not receive your request in a timely manner, your material may not be addressed.
Please contact us via the Contact Page if you have any questions, or if you would prefer not to use the online form.
REQUEST FORM: If you do not receive a pop up message that your form has been submitted, review your answers. All fields with an "*" are required to be completed for the form to be processed.
