--- title: What to Do With Branches and Slash After Clearing url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/what-to-do-with-branches-after-clearing/ business: Battle Born Tree Service address: 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701 phone: 775.232.8243 hours: Office Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; phones answered seven days a week; 24-hour emergency service credentials: ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff; Nevada Business License # 20131580674; fully insured type: Tree service (removal, crane work, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, snow removal, firewood) --- - [Home](https://battleborntreeservice.com/) - [Questions and answers](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/) - [Defensible space and fire](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/) - What should I do with the branches and slash after clearing? # What should I do with the branches and slash after clearing? Do not leave cut brush stacked near the house; it is fuel. Chip it, haul it to a green waste site or, where your fire district allows, burn it under a permit, and ask your tree service to put the debris plan on the estimate. ## Chipping programs The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District both list curbside chipping on their defensible space pages, and Tahoe Douglas also lists a request form for chipping services. Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue has run a curbside chipping program in Washoe County, but its recent rounds were limited to elderly, disabled or low-income residents, with the chips staying on the property. Programs and dates change each year, so check with the district before you cut. See [free evaluations and chipping programs by fire district](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/free-defensible-space-evaluations-chipping/) for the list. ## Green waste and burn permits Tahoe Douglas also lists a residential green waste burn permit. Carson City has issued seasonal open-burn permits that cover only small piles of weeds and yard debris, with a daily call-in line, and burn barrels are not allowed. Burn rules are strict, change with the season and fire danger, and are set by the fire department, so ask first and never assume. Washoe County has held green waste drop-off events at Nevada Division of Forestry stations. Those events took woody material but not stumps over a set size, so read the notice for the year. ## What our crews do We own a chipper, dump trucks and a skid steer, and our list of services includes debris collection and disposal. For clearing work the estimate should say whether brush is chipped, hauled or left, and where the chips go. Wood chips left in a heap against a fence or house are a hazard, so decide the chips plan with the arborist. Tell the office how much material you expect and where it sits. We do not publish disposal terms, so ask at the visit. Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) or send photos with the [free estimate form](https://battleborntreeservice.com/free-estimate/). ### Sources - [North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District: Defensible Space](https://nltfpd.org/en-us/defensible-space) (read October 17, 2026) - [Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District: Defensible Space](https://tahoefire.org/wildland/defensible-space/) (read October 17, 2026) - [Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue: curbside chipping program](https://tmfpd.us/?p=6770) (searched October 17, 2026) - [Carson City: open burn permit notice, 2026](https://www.carsoncity.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/93488/639104812433600000) (searched October 17, 2026) ### Talk to the office [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | |---|---| | Saturday and Sunday | Office closed, phones answered | Phones answered seven days a week. 24-hour emergency service. [Free estimate](#quote) ### Keep reading - [Free defensible space evaluations and chipping programs by fire district](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/free-defensible-space-evaluations-chipping/) - [What happens to the wood and chips after a tree job](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/what-happens-to-wood-and-chips/) - [Free wood chips: uses and limits in a fire-prone yard](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/free-wood-chips-uses-limits/) - [Lot clearing](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/lot-clearing/) - [Defensible space and fire questions](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/) ### Terms on this page [Slash](https://battleborntreeservice.com/glossary/slash/) [Arborist](https://battleborntreeservice.com/glossary/arborist/) [The full glossary](https://battleborntreeservice.com/glossary/) ### All defensible space and fire questions - [Defensible space and fire questions](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/) ## More defensible space and fire questions [Can I keep a woodpile next to the house?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/can-i-keep-a-woodpile-next-to-the-house/) [When is the best time of year for defensible space work?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/best-time-of-year-for-defensible-space-work/) [Is cheatgrass part of defensible space?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/is-cheatgrass-part-of-defensible-space/) [Does bark mulch near the house raise fire risk?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/does-bark-mulch-near-the-house-raise-fire-risk/) [Does Nevada law require 100 feet of defensible space?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/does-nevada-law-require-100-feet-of-defensible-space/) [Do all my trees have to come out for defensible space?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/do-all-my-trees-have-to-come-out/) [Previous question: Does bark mulch near the house raise fire risk?](https://battleborntreeservice.com/faq/defensible-space-and-fire/does-bark-mulch-near-the-house-raise-fire-risk/)