Cascadia offers a chipping program to assist homeowners in creating defensible space. Based on funding, this looks different every year, but typically we operate in the spring and fall. Below is general information on what and how much we can chip.
*Please check the Announcements to find out more detailed information on the program every season.
Stacking Piles for Chipping:
- When stacking the debris, please place all the stems of trees and brush pointing in the same direction with the cut ends toward the road. This makes the pile easier to pull apart to feed the chipper.
- Maximum pile height is 5 feet.
- There is no limit to number of piles, but total material is limited to 10 cubic yards per landowner (or about 10 washing machines)
- Individual cut pieces must not be thicker than 8” in diameter.
- Stack similar sized items together in piles. Please pile items by hand.
- Debris should not be blocking any traffic.
- Chipping sign-up is FREE for residents of Chelan County
Acceptable Pile:
Allowed: Trees & limbs up to 8” diameter, trimmings & brush
Unacceptable Pile:
Not Allowed: noxious weeds, sod, animal waste, garbage, plastic bags, root balls, pine needles, or leaves
Material is limited to 10 cubic yards per landowner (or about 10 washing machines):
*Residents in the Leavenworth area please reference this map to see if you fall within Fire District 3’s coverage. If so, please contact Mike Smith: [email protected] who organizes a similar chipping program
*Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue offers a free chipping program from April 1st – through the fall. If you live in the Lake Wenatchee/Plain/Cole’s Corner area please sign up on their website
*Wenatchee Valley Fire Department also offers free chipping. Residents of Wenatchee/Sunnyslope/East Wenatchee, please contact Hillary Heard: [email protected] or visit the WVFD website
For additional information on making your home and property more resilient to wildfire please visit www.Firewise.org