Community Chipping Program

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The Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District provides a free chipping service to Mammoth Lakes residents which consists of chipping tree trimmings and dead or downed tree limbs. This program assists community members in their efforts to create and maintain adequate defensible space at their homes and property. Defensible space is the buffer between a residence or structure and the trees, shrubs, grass or plants that surround it. This space is needed to slow or stop the spread of wildfire, as well as to protect the firefighters who respond.

Wood Waste Waiver Program

Since 2007, Mono County has partnered with MLFD to promote defensible space by providing wood waste waivers to residents for the Mono County Landfill on the Benton Crossing Road. Gate fees will be waived at the landfill for a load of clean wood waste (580 pounds/one cubic yard) per coupon, or one load of flammable organics per coupon. Coupons are limited to two per resident. The use of this program is not intended for contractors or landscapers. It is intended for individuals who would like to increase defensible space on their property by clearing it of limbs, shrubs, brush and flammable organics. Please visit the administrative office at Station 1 to pick up your wood waste coupons.

Sign Up for Our Community Chipping Program

Have MLFD staff chip your pile of tree trimmings, and dead or downed tree limbs.

CURBSIDE CHIPPING REQUIREMENTS

Here's how you can help our chipping crew.

Do not include piles of pine needles, grass, bushes, brush, trash, rocks or dirt. They will damage the chipper, and they will not be removed by our crew.

Absolutely no willows or manzanita will be accepted. They will become tangled in the chipping blades and damage the chipper.

Limbs must be no larger than 10 inches in diameter. Stumps, roots and lumber will not be accepted.

Please organize limbs and branches so that the large end is pointed towards the street. This will make it easier for our crew to load the pile into the chipper.

Piles must be left "curbside" or adjacent to the street so they can be easily accessed by the chipper.

Proper stacking of branches help our crews.