RCD of Greater San Diego County Curbside Chipping Program (City of San Diego Council District 4)

Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County, with San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and the Fire Safe Council of San Diego County

OpenFree Service

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 curbside chipping, up to a half day of service, currently offered with San Diego Fire-Rescue within City of San Diego Council District 4, on Saturdays through the end of the year or until grant funds are spent. Applying does not guarantee service; appointments are grouped by location once enough nearby residents sign up. Material must come only from the defensible space within 100 feet of the primary structure; limbs no larger than 6 inches; no stumps, roots, mud, rocks, trash, thorns, poison oak, leaf litter, bamboo or palm fronds. Chips are left on site as mulch. Funded by the Regional Resilience Grant Program.
Where: City of San Diego Council District 4
Measures: Chipping and Green Waste, Defensible space

How to Apply

Search your address on the program map.
Submit an application; staff contact you when enough neighbors sign up.
Stack fresh cuts in one accessible spot at the curb, cut ends facing the street, in a neat row.

Source · Checked October 28, 2026