Tag archives: chipping

Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District Announcements
By Joanne A Calitri   |   November 7, 2023

The Carp-Summerland Fire Protection District is doing their annual FREE chipping service for Carpinteria and Summerland area residents, starting October 30 for two weeks. The service is done to increase defensible space around properties and neighbors. Heading the work is Firefighter and Wildland Specialist Dan Fawcett, on board since 2020. Prior he worked 15 years […]

Montecito Fire’s Annual Neighborhood Chipping Program Now Underway
By Christina Favuzzi   |   February 22, 2022

Springtime in Montecito – the hills are green, the weather is beginning to warm, and there’s a new buzz in town. It’s the buzz of a chipping machine shredding cut branches and brush into a million tiny bits.  Montecito Fire’s Neighborhood Chipping Program is back for its 13th year. It kicked off on Valentine’s Day […]