HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services - Chipping Program Information 2019News from:
Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services
6005 Lewis Avenue
Atascadero, CA 93422
(805) 461-5070
For Immediate Release: March 1, 2019
Contact: Kelly Arebalo, Administrative Assistant,
Atascadero City Fire Department, (805)470-3300
CHIPPING PROGRAM RETURNS TO ATASCADERO
The San Luis Obispo County Fire Safe Council has awarded Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services grant
funds for hazardous fuel reduction “chipping” for 2019. The Chipping program will be offered to those
properties in the High and Very High Fire Severity zones within city limits. Registration deadline is
March 8th, 2019 and the chipping will begin on March 18, 2019. For more information regarding wildfire
safety visit, www.wildlandfireRSG.org/Resident and download your personal Ready, Set Go Action
Plan or email the Program Coordinator at chippingprogram@atascadero.org
Please register online at www.atascadero.org/chipping or complete the form below and fax to 805-
466-2907 or mail to:
Atascadero Fire & Emergency Services
6005 Lewis Ave.
Atascadero, Ca, 93422
Registration is due no later than March 8th, 2019.
ALL MATERIAL MUST BE PILED NEAR ROAD OR DRIVEWAY
& BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE
Please stack branches with the butt ends facing the same direction. Branch diameter can be up to 5" round
with the length not to exceed 15 ft. Please keep piles free of household trash, processed lumber, poison
oak and avoid vine type vegetation as this may jam the chipper. The photos below will show you the
correct way to stack your branches.
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Incorrectly stacked
Correctly stacked