Squamish Fire Rescue - Community Chipper Day

The District of Squamish has been working towards making Squamish a FireSmart Community. In 2018 and 2019, Squamish Fire Rescue launched the "Community Chipper Days" pilot project. Residents in select neighbourhoods identified in our Community Wildfire Protection Plan as being at a higher wildfire risk were encouraged to FireSmart their property and dispose of tree limbs, branches at the curbside for chipping during specified times.

October 3, 2021 - Garibaldi Highland residents who live on the following:

• Greenwood Way
• Highlands Way North
• Portree Way
• Jay Crescent

Chipping operations will take place  between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Branch piles/materials should be placed curbside the night before or before 8 a.m. the day of.

What’s accepted: 

• Branches and/or shrubs up to 30cm (anything larger may damage the chipper)
• Clean vegetation
• Please no nails!
• Please limit piles to approximately a large pick up truck sized load.

 What is not accepted:

• Organic materials such as grass, weeds and piles of leaves
• Root balls
• Construction waste
• Dirt and rocks
• Invasive species

Questions?
firesmart@squamish.ca