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This program is intended to help residents create defensible space around occupied homes and reduce vegetation along access routes. We will chip for up to 2 hours with no charge to the resident! Jobs longer than 2 hours may be the responsibility of the property owner. You can sign up for the chipper program by submitting a request using SoCo Report It - scroll down to: Residential
Dry, natural vegetation, grown on the property can still be burned outdoors in open piles unless prohibited by local ordinances.No household trash or garbage can be burned outdoors at residences. Burning trash, garbage, plastic, and treated lumber is not allowed by localAir Quality Management Districts.
Burning can only be done on permissive burn days. Burning permits
are only valid on“Permissive Burn Days” as determined by the State Air Resources Board or the local air district. To find out if it is a Burn Day, visit theAir Resources Board website to obtain the proper contact for your local air quality district.
Curbside Chipping
WHEN can you burn?
For assistance with your application or for information about creating defensible space, please contact us! (707) 565-6070 Email: Chipper@sonoma-county.org
NEW CHANGES THIS SEASON:
- Online application submittal only through SoCo Report It. NO paper applications - Crew will work in designated zones each week.
- Application submissions will be first-come, first-serve based on zoning...
The crew will chip up to a maximum of 2 hours on a single visit. A pile 50 (fifty feet) long, 3 (three feet) tall and approximately 8 (eight feet) wide can be completed in about 2 hours. The crew may opt to return at a later date or ask the remaining material be chipped at the applicant’s expense.
Consistent with Sonoma County Code, the County of Sonoma Fire Prevention Division has placed the same permitting requirement in effect within unincorporated Sonoma County and will coordinate with CAL FIRE to implement a burn suspension (burn ban) when conditions warrant. Residents must obtain permits from their local Air Quality Management District.
Please read the following guidelines.
Piles not meeting the guidelines or containing material not approved will be denied service, the applicant can reapply once the piles have been corrected according to the chipping crews instructions.
In the SRA, a CAL FIRE permit is required in addition to an air quality permit. An online application provides a convenient alternative to obtaining a CAL FIRE permit. Applicants can access the website athttps://burnpermit.fire. ca.gov/, watch the mandatory video which reviews burning requirements and safety tips, submit the form, and a dooryard burn permit will be created.
Once an application is received it will be inspected for compliance. If the piles are not ready by the time of the inspection the application will be denied, the applicant will have to reapply once the piles are ready.
In the LRA, residents must obtain an Air Quality permit, and contact
the local fire district, who may issue a burn permit. For more information, contact your local CAL FIRE station or your local Fire Department. Persons burning under special permit must also check with their regional air quality management district and local fire district for additional regulations and requirements.
Things that can go in your piles:
The chipper can handle material UP TO 4 inches in diameter and UP TO 10 feet long. We should be able to chip a pile about 50 feet long x 3 feet tall x 10 feet wide within
the 2 hour limit.
Freshly cut and stacked materials chip much better than old dry wood. If your piles
WHERE do YOU live?
have been in place for a long time and/or contain a lot of old dry material, our crews may not be able to chip them.
You can find out which air quality management district your property is in by visiting: https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Air- Quality/.
Things that cannot go in your piles:
California Air District Website Links: https://www.nosocoair.net/
No nails, wires, or any metal pieces!!!
No roots or stumps
No Poison Oak
No Oleander \No poisonous species or other vines No spiny plants, roses or blackberries
California is divided into 35 air districts, which have primary responsibility for controlling air pollution from stationary sources.
No Scotch/French broom or gorse
No construction-type wood such as fence posts or 2x4s.
No rocks, dirt, and mud No rakings or piles of needles, leaves or grass You will be responsible for disposing of any unchipped materials.
NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY (707) 433-5911Air Pollution Contol District includes: Annapolis, Bodega, Bdega bay, Camp Meeker, Cazadero, Cloverdale, Duncans Mills, Forestville, Geyserville, Guerneville, Healdsburg, Jenner, Monte Rio, Rio Nido, Sea Ranch.
Roadside Chipper Debris Piles
The program is intended to address access routes and defensible space. There may be limits on the hours the
chipper may spend at one
property; 2 hours maximum.
The crew has the right to deny
chipper service when the
application or service area
is outside the scope of the
program or does not meet
the guidelines of the Free
Program. QUESTIONS? (707) 565-6070 - Chipper@sonoma-county.org
BAY AREA (415) 749-5000 Air Pollution Contol District includes: Bloomfield, Cotati, ElVerano, Fulton, Glen Ellen, Graton, Kenwood, Penngrove, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Valley Ford, Windsor.
Burn Permits Required in
     Unincorporated Communities
 During certain times of the year and in certain parts of the state, residential landscape debris burning of dead vegetation is allowed. However, homeowners should always check with their local fire station or CAL FIRE station, as well as local air quality management agencies before burning.
Burn permits are required during the dry months, and CAL FIRE will suspend burning altogether during high-risk conditions.
WHAT can be burned?
There are two air districts in Sonoma County with separate territory, air pollution control programs, and regulations:
 IMPORTANT: CAL FIRE Burn Permits are only for within the State Responsibility Area (SRA), or where CAL FIRE has jurisdictional authority. For information and permits required outside the SRA / CAL FIRE jurisdiction, contact your local City/County fire authority.
If the status in your county is marked as “Burning Allowed”, you still
must confirm that it is a permissive burn day with your local air quality management agency. The contact phone numbers will appear on your permit. Violations of Any Burning Permit Terms Are A Violation Of State Law (Public Resources Code 4421, 4422, 4423, And 4425).
www.sonomacounty.ca.gov/PRMD/fire-prevention/ or www.fire.ca.gov
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