Napa County Fire Department Free Chipping Program

Pile brush and tree limbs from defensible space clearing along a truck-accessible road and have the crew chip it free.

• Max pile 50 ft long, 3 ft high, 10 ft wide; stems up to 6 inches in diameter
• Piles within reach of a road or driveway that a truck and chipper can use, on your own property and not on public roadways, cut ends toward the road
• Brush and tree limbs from your own property only; no broom, poison oak, blackberries, thorny vines, leaves, grass clippings, pine needles, construction materials, roots, stumps, dirt or rocks
• No tractor- or dozer-piled brush
• No limit on number of piles per season, but include all piles with a photo of each in one reservation
• Chips stay on your property, at least 100 ft from structures, and may not be used as decorative landscaping
• Crew makes the final call on whether a pile qualifies

1. 1Review the program criteria on the county chipping page
2. 2Submit a Chipping Program Reservation at https://www.chipperday.com/napacounty with all piles and a photo of each

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• https://www.napacounty.gov/3632/Chipping-Program (official page)
• https://www.chipperday.com/napacounty

Last checked October 17, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.

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