Our Chipper Program provides chipping services for neighborhoods and individual homeowners in Ventura County free of charge. These vegetation management programs reduce the flammable fuel load and increase weed abatement activities in communities that border the wildland-urban interface threat zones.

VRFSC offers two types of Chipper Events:

Curbside Chipper Days consist of individual residents doing their own yardwork and setting all their ready-to-chip vegetation into a neatly formed stack at the end of their driveway. On the days of the event, a crew will drive by with a chipper and chip their vegetation.

Drop-off Chipper Events consist of VRFSC establishing a drop-off location and set time where residents can bring their cut vegetation for chipping on-site.

Next Workshop: New Year's Networking!

February 21, 1:00PM (ZOOM)

This month will be all about networking! Facilitated by the Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council Executive Director, Stephen Watson, this workshop will allow participants to meet other resident leaders, share challenges and lessons learned, and connect with others at similar stages of the Firewise process.



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The Firewise USA® program, run by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and reviewed by CALFIRE, helps communities enhance fire safety in wildfire-prone areas. With 2000+ recognized communities nationwide, the decade long program has proven multiple instances of structure loss during a wildfire event.

VRFSC, in collaboration with the Ventura County Fire Department, aids communities in becoming Firewise Sites. To earn recognition as a Firewise site, interested communities must complete six steps:

This 1-day class is designed for hired vendors contracting with CAL FIRE or USFS during a wildfire incident, including water tender operators, heavy equipment operators, dozer operators, crew bus drivers, vehicle drivers, mechanics, fallers, swampers and chain saw operators. Upon successful completion of training, participants will receive a course completion card valid for one year from date of issue.

This class is being offered on two separate days:

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program teaches community members about the potential disasters that could affect them at any time—and how to safely, responsibly, and efficiently respond to them. CERT educates volunteers in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, team organization, hazard awareness, and disaster medical operations.

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