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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 (August 14, 2025) – 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 Nevada Division of Forestry and Waste Management.
“We are pleased to offer green waste collection this fall,” said TMFR Fire Chief Richard Edwards. “When residents take the lead in creating defensible space, they’re not just protecting their property – they’re protecting their families, their neighborhoods, and our entire community from the threat of wildfire.”
This season’s green waste collection will include dumpsters provided by Waste Management at designated locations. Residents will need to unload their green waste and dispose of it in the dumpsters at those locations. TMFR personnel will be on-site at all locations.
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 11 & 12 (Saturday & Sunday)
Washoe Valley, Nevada Division of Forestry Fire Station, 885 Eastlake Blvd, Washoe Valley
October 18 (Saturday)
Silver Lake, Silver Lake Station, 11525 Red Rock Road, Reno
Red Rock (Dumpster, self-service only), Red Rock Volunteer Fire Department, 16180 N. Red Rock Road, Reno, NV 89508
October 19 (Sunday)
Silver Lake. Silver Lake Station, 11525 Red Rock Road, Reno
Verdi/Mogul (Dumpster, self-service only), Mayberry Park, 101 Woodland Ave, Reno
October 25 (Saturday)
Spanish Springs, Lazy 5 Regional Park, 7100 Pyramid Way, Sparks
Palomino Valley (Dumpster, self-service only), Ironwood Equestrian Center, 5600 Whiskey Springs Road, Palomino Valley
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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