County-Wide Chipping Program
The chipping program is available to all Plumas County residents.
Funding has been provided by the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District.
Funding has been provided by the Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District.
2022 Chipping Schedule:
If you are waitlisted: Your pile will be chipped. While we have grant funding to do so, we will make necessary accommodations to chip waitlisted piles. However, we can’t guarantee that the timing will be during your community’s scheduled week(s). You will be contacted by the chipping operator prior to the date they will arrive.
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Round 1 |
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May 31 - June 10 |
Twain, Indian Falls, Taylorsville, Genesee, Greenville, Lake Almanor, Chester |
June 13 - 17 |
Quincy, Meadow Valley, Bucks Lake, Greenhorn, Cromberg, Sloat |
June 20 - 24 |
Graeagle, Plumas Eureka, Clio, C-Road, Mohawk Vista, Valley Ranch, Smith Creek Ranch |
June 27 - July 1 |
Gold Mountain, Portola, Lake Davis, Chilcoot, Vinton, Grizzly Ranch |
Round 2 |
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August 22 - 26 |
Twain, Indian Falls, Taylorsville, Genesee, Greenville, Lake Almanor, Chester |
August 29 - Sept 2 |
Quincy, Meadow Valley, Bucks Lake, Greenhorn, Cromberg, Sloat |
Sept 6 - 16 |
Graeagle, Plumas Eureka, Clio, C-Road, Mohawk Vista, Valley Ranch, Smith Creek Ranch |
Sept 19 - 23 |
Gold Mountain, Portola, Lake Davis, Chilcoot, Vinton, Grizzly Ranch |
If you don't see your community on the schedule contact the program manager, Gary Parque at 530-927-5335 to determine the week that you can be included.
The Community Chipping Program operates strictly during the weeks scheduled for each community. Each parcel owner can participate on a first come first served basis. Preparing your piles well in advance of the chipping date is recommended. Don't stack piles within your defensible space. If the chipping service is delayed you don't want dry material next to your home during fire season.
The Community Chipping Program operates strictly during the weeks scheduled for each community. Each parcel owner can participate on a first come first served basis. Preparing your piles well in advance of the chipping date is recommended. Don't stack piles within your defensible space. If the chipping service is delayed you don't want dry material next to your home during fire season.
Guidelines:
The Plumas County Fire Safe Council provides no-cost chipping for up to 16 linear feet of material that is no more than 4 feet in depth (height of the pile). No material in excess of this amount will be chipped by this program. If your pile is in excess of the allotted amount, the operator will leave the additional material unchipped. It is necessary that individual pieces be no shorter than 3 feet in length and it is preferable that they are no longer than 12 feet.
To ensure that your piles are chipped:
The Plumas County Fire Safe Council provides no-cost chipping for up to 16 linear feet of material that is no more than 4 feet in depth (height of the pile). No material in excess of this amount will be chipped by this program. If your pile is in excess of the allotted amount, the operator will leave the additional material unchipped. It is necessary that individual pieces be no shorter than 3 feet in length and it is preferable that they are no longer than 12 feet.
To ensure that your piles are chipped:
- Build neat piles with all cut ends facing toward the street
- Make sure that your piles contain no rocks, metal, mud, poison oak, scotch broom, vines, blackberries, or building materials
- Locate piles on level ground, or on the uphill side of the road, outside of drainages
- Build piles in areas that can be easily accessed with a truck
- Include only materials that are longer than 3 feet in length
- "Loose" piles are preferable to tightly packed material
- Be respectful of the contractors’ time
- Roots or decaying wood
- Pine cones, pine needles, leaves, or yard clippings
- Piles that are over 4 feet high or built over standing vegetation
- Large diameter materials that will not fit through the chipper opening – please cut material that cannot be easily compacted so that it is no wider than 12”. Diameter of tree trunks should be no greater than 8".
- Short pieces that will endanger the chipper operators
- Piles constructed with mechanical assistance (i.e. with a tractor)
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Example of a well built pile:
The Plumas County Fire Safe Council provides chipping services:
as an alternative to pile burning - benefiting air quality and reducing risk of escapes
as an alternative to dumping - reducing costs and hauling for residents and keeping green waste out of landfills
as an alternative to no action - incentivizing the creation and maintenance of defensible space
as an alternative to pile burning - benefiting air quality and reducing risk of escapes
as an alternative to dumping - reducing costs and hauling for residents and keeping green waste out of landfills
as an alternative to no action - incentivizing the creation and maintenance of defensible space
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If you would like to make a tax-deducible donation to support an annual Chipping Program please send a check to Plumas County Fire Safe Council, Attention: Hannah Hepner, PO Box 1225, Quincy CA 95971
Alternatively you can use the secure PayPal button below (please note that PayPal reserves a portion of your donation)
Alternatively you can use the secure PayPal button below (please note that PayPal reserves a portion of your donation)
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Guidelines for Creating Defensible Space
Contact Gary Parque:
c/o Plumas County Fire Safe Council
P.O. Box 1225, Quincy, CA 95971
530-927-5335 (FAX: 283-5465)
Email: gary@plumascorporation.org
c/o Plumas County Fire Safe Council
P.O. Box 1225, Quincy, CA 95971
530-927-5335 (FAX: 283-5465)
Email: gary@plumascorporation.org
The Plumas County Fire Safe Council provides this program with funding from the CAL FIRE California Climate Investment Fire Prevention Fund