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Our Mission: “Committed to excellence, service, and the protection of life and property in our community.”
Our Mission: “Committed to excellence, service, and the protection of life and property in our community.” |
Contact UsReno, Nev. September 19, 2024 – Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue’s (TMFR) Green Waste Collection Days offer the best alternative to creating defensible space. Green waste collection allows residents to dispose of their dry and dead vegetation, shrubs, tree branches, and other wildland fuels to encourage the creation of defensible space to protect homes and property from wildfires. This is a free event sponsored by the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District for all Washoe County residents, with support from NV Energy, Nevada Division of Forestry, Living With Fire (UNR Cooperative Extension), and Fire Adapted Nevada.
Green Waste Collection will take place beginning at 9am until 4pm, weather permitting at the following locations (check www.tmfpd.com prior to the event to ensure it has not been canceled due to weather conditions or a Red Flag Warning):
October 5 & 6: Washoe Valley – Nevada Division of Forestry Fire Station, 885 Eastlake Blvd, Washoe Valley
October 6: Verdi/Mogul – Mayberry Park, 101 Woodland Ave, Reno
October 12 & 13: Lemmon Valley – Lemmon Valley Station, 130 Nectar Street, Reno
October 12 & 13: Silver Lake – Silver Lake Station, 11525 Red Rock Road, Reno
October 19: Palomino Ironwood Events Center – 5600 Whiskey Springs Road, Palomino Valley
October 20: Spanish Springs – Lazy 5 Regional Park, 7100 Pyramid Way, Sparks
November 2: Red Rock – Red Rock Volunteer Fire Department, 16180 N. Red Rock Road, Reno, NV 89508
November 2: Galena – Jones Creek Trail Head (off of Mount Rose Highway, west of the Galena Creek Visitor Center at the picnic area)
Examples of accepted items include junipers, pines, rabbitbrush, sagebrush, and other woody vegetation.
ONLY natural vegetation, please. Items we will NOT accept include household garbage and trash, lumber, hazardous materials, grass clippings, dirt and gravel, and stumps with root balls. Tree stumps more than 8 inches in diameter will not be accepted. Additionally, we cannot accept items in bags. Bags must be emptied on-site and removed.
Absolutely no commercial waste will be accepted from contractors or landscape companies.
Please do not dispose of waste at designated locations outside of assigned hours. Discarding waste outside of operating hours will be considered illegal dumping. Please dispose of items during working hours.
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