Los Altos Hills County Fire District Defensible Space Brush Chipping (DSBC)

Los Altos Hills County Fire District, with Santa Clara County FireSafe Council

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Program rules decide eligibility. Check details with the program before starting work.

Award: Amount set by the program
Status: Open
Who it's for: Free chipping and removal of branches, limbs and brush from defensible space work, provided to District residents at no cost. Residents can sign up any time of year; chipping happens in scheduled two-week windows. For piles larger than two green bins; brush stacked within 10 feet of the driveway entrance to the road, cut ends facing the road. Excludes wood over 8 inches, lumber, stumps, sod, palm fronds, poison oak and similar. Current window: register Oct 5-26, 2026 for chipping Nov 9-20, 2026.
Where: Los Altos Hills County Fire District
Measures: Defensible space, Chipping and Green Waste

How to Apply

Register online with contact details.
Stack brush within 10 feet of the roadway per the rules.
Unlock gates on service day.
Crews measure, photograph and chip piles in the scheduled window (weather and red flag dependent).

Tick items as you go. Nothing here is saved.

Source · Checked October 22, 2026