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Chipper Truck Cancelled

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Chipper Truck Cancelled in Sept

Cancelled -Chipper Truck on Sept 17

Chipper truck will no longer be coming in September

Cancelled -Chipper Truck on Sept 17

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Chipper Truck Cancelled

Chipper Truck Cancelled in Sept

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Hi everyone,  

The Boise Fire Department will be coming around with the chipper truck this Friday, June 17 and the following Friday, June 24. Any house can have their yard debris chipped for free! But you must also I get a wildfire assessment. Fortunately the assessment can be at a later date.   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 for and agree to receive a free Wildfire Home Safety Evaluation, to be scheduled at a later date. 

STEP 2 - you must also sign up for a specific chipping slot, on a Friday designated for your neighborhood association. See schedule below. These slots are limited on any given Friday. 

Wildfire Home Safety Evaluation: Please sign-up for a Wildfire Home Safety Evaluation and indicate interest in the Chipping Program at the bottom of the request form. Program Requirements Participants must receive a Wildfire Home Safety Evaluation, which is provided at no-cost to you by the Boise Fire Department. A minimum of five addresses is required per neighborhood for chipper deployment. Please share your interest in the program with your neighbors to ensure deployment of the chipping service. Chipping Guidelines Individual homeowners must register to participate. We will not pick up and chip random piles left curbside by individuals that did not sign up for a home evaluation and chipping. All chipping dates are Fridays only. Material must be stacked curbside by 8:00 a.m. on Friday morning and will be picked up by the end of the day. Incorrectly stacked piles will not be picked up. Refer to the pile guidelines below. Inappropriate materials and piles will not be picked up. What's Acceptable

Allowed:Only woody limbs and branches up to 9” diameter. Piles only 

Not Allowed:Construction or building materials, nails, wire Bags Grass clippings, bags of leaves, trash, weeds, root wads, dirt, rocks 

Pile Guidelines Piles must be stacked curbside by 8:00 am Friday morning and will be picked up the end of the day. Piles must be stacked neatly with ends facing the road. Piles must be within 5’ of the roadway. Please limit pile size to 5’x5’x5’. There is no limit as to the number of piles along the curb. Please do not combine piles with neighbors or haul in from other neighborhoods Sign-Up!

Chipping Schedule- September 17, 2022 - Central FoothillsFor assistance please email adafireadapted@cityofboise.org or contact a Wildfire Mitigation Specialist at (208) 869-8107 .

Sorry for the short notice, 

The CFNA Board

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