Wildfire defensible space · California

Permit Sonoma Residential Curbside Chipper Program

Run by Permit Sonoma Fire Prevention Division (County of Sonoma)

OpenLast checked October 17, 2026
What you get
Free chipping (a launch news report says up to 2 free hours plus pre-approval for a second visit; the official page does not list hours)
Who qualifies
Residents of unincorporated Sonoma County creating defensible space around home, structures and access routes.
Where
Residents of unincorporated Sonoma County creating defensible space around their home.
Status
Open. Accepting reservations for 2026; first come first served; season dates not listed.
Type of payment
Free item
Official program page

What you do

Stack freshly cut brush and limbs by your driveway or road and have a crew chip them free.

Requirements

  • Freshly cut limbs no longer than 10 ft and 1 to 4 in diameter
  • Piles within 10 ft of driveway/roadway and not within 10 ft of power poles
  • Cut ends aligned toward road; piles no more than 3 ft tall, 10 ft wide, 50 ft long
  • No metal, nails, wire, roots, stumps, rocks, dirt, leaves, firewood, construction wood, thorny plants, poison oak, oleander, bamboo, wood older than a year or debris piles
  • Chips are blown back onto your property; you spread them

How to apply

  1. 1Confirm your piles meet the guidelines
  2. 2Find your zone on the County Zones Map
  3. 3Book through the Reservation Scheduler at chipperday.com/SonomaCountyFP

Timing and deadlines

not published

Sources

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 See something out of date?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

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