To help landowners create defensible space around their homes, Chaffee Chips will coordinate free neighborhood slash removal and chipping services in four geographic areas this year.
The countywide wildfire mitigation program reduces the threat of wildfire by helping homeowners remove potential fire fuels. Property owners in the service areas are asked to cut and clear brush and trees before the event and pile them at their curbs.Â
Last year, 185 homeowners created nearly 500 piles of wood slash that were chipped on-site or hauled to the county landfill by Chaffee County Fire Protection District firefighters. The 2021 service dates are:
⢠Game Trail west side on Aug. 27-29