Evergreen Fire Rescue Chipping Program 

You can help protect your home from wildfire by using our Chipping Program.  We help residents and property owners create and improve defensible space around their homes by chipping slash (branches and small trees).  
If you clear woody vegetation from around your home and appropriately stack it in a slash pile (see pile buiding guidelines below), we will come to your property and chip it for you.

​The charge is $75.00 to have 5 piles chipped (broadcasted) back onto the property. These piles must be stacked and separated according to the specifications below. The dimensions of each pile must be no larger than 5' wide x 5' deep x 5' tall. Full requirements are posted below. If you have more than five piles, please sign up and pay for multiple sets of piles.  
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For an additional $25 (total of $100), you can opt to have the chips removed and hauled away. 
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Chipping Requirements 

Accepted materials include branches, small trees, and slash up to 6" in diameter. All material must be free of nails, wire, dirt, and rocks.
The following restrictions apply:
  • No construction or building materials, treated lumber, fence posts, or signs.
  • No shrubs, root wads, stumps, dirt, or rocks. These items clog and destroy chipping equipment.
  • No grass clippings, trash, weeds, bags of leaves, raked yard waste, or rotten wood from the ground will be accepted. 
  • Monetary tips cannot not be accepted by the crew,  but donations to Evergreen Fire/Rescue are absolutely welcomed!
Pile Guidelines (See Image Below for Example Piles)
  • Piles must be stacked by 8 a.m. on the selected chipping day. Chipping will take place throughout the summer, as fire activity permits . Improperly stacked piles, and piles stacked after 8 a.m., may not be identified or collected.
  • Stack piles neatly (no bags or ropes/ties), with the cut ends of branches facing the road. This makes it much more efficient to grab and move to the chipper.
  • Place piles within 5 feet of the roadway, but not touching the road or down in drainage ditches.
  • Maximum pile size is 5 'x 5' x 5'. You can submit multiple payments for multiple sets of 5 piles. We will chip all piles available when we come by your address.
  • Do not combine piles with neighbors' piles or place piles in other neighborhoods.
  • Piles must be made by hand. Any obviously machine-made piles will not be chipped, as these piles may contain rocks and debris that will damage the chipper.
Have your piles ready by the date you select in your application, and we will chip them within several weeks depending on Wildfire activity! 

Online Application Form 

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When you sign up, please add a note of the date your piles will be ready and any pertinent details.

This is a very important detail that will help us get your piles chipped on time.
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Please allow several weeks after the ready date for your piles to be chipped. 

Thank you!

​If you need assistance with your online form, please call Evergreen Fire Rescue at 303-674-3145 , and we can assist in completing your application.  ​