With funding from Measure T, Truckee Fire Protection District will support your defensible space work by offering disposal options for woody defensible space vegetation. This service is FREE of charge, available from May to October. The final deadline to make a request is September 30, 2023. Crews will be working through October to service all requests received.
Truckee Fire is only offering curbside pick-up and haul away service this season (2023).
Homeowners that want the woodchips left behind may still request free chipping service that will be offered through another program managed by the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County
The Greenwaste Curbside Pick-Up Program offered through Truckee Fire is open for the 2023 season. You must have your pile ready BEFORE making a reservation. Funds are limited so have your piles ready as soon as the snow melts. Click the link above to understand how the program will work. You must have your piles ready before you can sign-up.