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 for 2023. This program, referred to as chipping, will be offered to those properties in the Wildland Urban Interface fire area map within city limits.
Registration is now open and chipping will begin on March 1, 2023. The City of Atascadero has contracted with Hansen Bro’s Custom Farming to complete chipping services and representatives will provide ID upon request. Contact the chipping program coordinator with any questions.
For more information regarding wildfire safety, backyard burning, weed abatement and chipping visit, www.atascadero.org/fd.
Register online at www.atascadero.org/chipping or by calling (805) 470-3300.
All material must be piled near the road or driveway and be easily accessible.
Please stack branches with the 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.
