UFA Wildland Crews Brush Chipping Program

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UFA Wildland Crews will chip brush cleared from your property as part of your annual defensible space efforts.

Please keep the following guidelines in mind when preparing your brush piles:

• No sign-up is required this year. Simply ensure your brush pile is clearly visible from the road so UFA crews can locate it easily.

• Place brush piles on your property adjacent to the roadway, but not in the road itself. Crews cannot enter private property to retrieve or haul brush.

• Brush and limbs only. Do not include roots, root balls, dirt, lumber, nails, construction debris, or other non-vegetative materials. Crews will bypass any pile containing prohibited materials.

• No limbs larger than 10 inches in diameter.

• Stack limbs neatly in one direction, with the cut ends facing the road whenever possible. This helps crews work more efficiently and safely.

• Crews will chip the material but will not haul it away. You may request that the wood chips be:

  • Left in a pile, or

  • Broadcast (spread as evenly as possible across your property).

  If you have a preference, please place a clearly visible sign on the pile with your instructions. If no sign is provided, chips will be left in a pile by default. Piled chips can be collected for mulch, spread later, or placed in a green waste or garbage container for disposal.