Free chipping service offered by South Lake Tahoe Fire and Lake Valley Fire

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Lake Valley Fire Protection District Free Chipping Program is available to all residents of Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, and the rest of the south shore region within those fire district boundaries.

As residents work on their defensible space, make an appointment so the chipper can come by and take care of those small trees and limbs that have been removed.

Follow this link to the website to request free chipping https://www.chipperday.com/southlaketahoe.

This is a grant-funded residential curbside chipping program to support property owners as they create defensible space, with the goal of reducing vegetation that would be fuel in a wildfire. This program is not meant to be used by tree service and defensible space contractors. Large piles left by contractors will not be chipped.

The fire departments will only take chipping requests once your pile has been prepared. Do not request a pick-up without having your pile ready for the chipping crew.

Please note: The chipping crew is also a fire resource and can be requested to assist with fires in the area. This may delay the rotation. Typically the chipping crew can complete requests within one week, however, due to high demand, please allow up to three weeks for pick-up.