The FireSmart Community Chipping Program offers free curbside removal and chipping of highly flammable plant and shrub materials to reduce wildfire fuel levels on private properties. To arrange a curbside pick up in your area, email the Galiano Island FireSmart program: firesmartgaliano@gmail.com
Only tree branches, small woody shrubs, windfall branches and scotch broom, free of dirt will be accepted. Branch size must be between 2.5cm (1in) to 17cm (7in) in diameter. Place all sticks with the butt ends in the same direction.
Bamboo, vines, palm fronds, firewood, stones, lumber, construction materials, metal, glass, furniture, Leaves and regular yard waste and soil (on roots). Any material that cannot go in the chipper will be left behind by our crew and will become the resident's responsibility to remove.
Please do not bag or tie up your vegetation. Lay all vegetation in your pile the same way with the base of the branch facing toward the street (so that it can be easily picked up and placed in the chipper) at the curb by 8am on the day of the event. Piles should be on the uphill side of the driveway or road if there is a slope. Piles may not be placed behind fences, closed gates or other similar objects.
