Curbside Chipping
Maintaining the legally required 100 feet of defensible space around your property can be a challenge. Once you’ve taken the necessary steps to protect your property by thinning and trimming hazardous brush, you are often left with large piles of dry vegetation, which can themselves become a fire hazard.
Once you’ve done the hard work of preparing the defensible space, our contractors will chip the cleared vegetation for you for up to a half day of service free of charge. The chips are left with you and can be used as a weed suppressing mulch on your property.
Program Update (5/5/26)
Our program is currently not accepting applications as our 2026 grant funding has been spent out. Check out our list of Community Chipping Events to see if there is one in your area. Community Chipping Events are intended to provide you a place to take your cleared vegetation for it to be chipped and hauled away for free!
Please Note:
- The Curbside Chipping Program for fuel reduction is offered in targeted communities and are subject to availability of funding. Communities may be added or removed without notice.
- This program is funding dependent. We have currently spent out our grant funding for this program and are not accepting applicants.
- Applying to this program is not a guarantee of service.
- The Curbside Chipping Program is administered by the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County in partnership with the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County. Funding is provided by the Regional Resilience Grant Program.
- In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.