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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, NV (October 28, 2024) – Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (TMFR) will offer one final day for Green Waste Collection on Saturday, November 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following two locations:
Red Rock – Red Rock Volunteer Fire Department, 16180 N. Red Rock Road, Reno, NV 89508
Galena – Jones Creek Trail Head (off of Mount Rose Highway, west of the Galena Creek Visitor Center at the picnic area)
The free green waste collection program 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.
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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