Chipper Truck on June 23rd

Hi everyone,  

The Boise Fire Department will be coming around with the chipper truck this Friday, June 23. Any house can have their yard debris chipped for free - no firewise assessment needed.  Here are the details:NEIGHBORHOOD CHIPPING PROGRAM The City of Boise Parks and Recreation and Fire Departments work in stewardship with Boise neighborhoods to assist residents with disposal of tree branches and hazardous vegetation via our neighborhood chipping program.

Chipping Request and Schedule To be eligible to receive free chipping services you must:

STEP 1 - sign up https://www.adafireadapted.org/homeowner/neighborhood-chipping-program/. 

STEP 2 - you must also sign up for a specific chipping slot - there are limited time slots, first come, first served!

Participation Guidelines

• Homeowners must specifically sign up to participate. We will not pick up and chip random piles left curbside by individuals that do not specifically sign up.
• Material must be stacked curbside by 8:00 a.m. on the morning of the chipping event, and will be picked up the end of the day unless unforeseen or mitigating circumstances arise.
• Piles must be stacked neatly with ends facing the road.
• Piles must be within five feet (5’) of the edge of the roadway.
• Limit pile size to 5’x5’x5’. There is no limit as to the number of piles you have along the curb.
• Incorrectly stacked piles will not be picked up.
• Inappropriate materials will not be picked up.

Allowed:

• Only woody limbs and branches up to 12” diameter

Not Allowed:

• Construction or building materials, nails, and wire
• Grass clippings, bags of leaves, trash, weeds, root wads, dirt, and rocks

Sorry for the short notice, 

The CFNA Board