Truckee Meadows Fire And Rescue will be accepting green waste this weekend and wants to remind locals about the importance of 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.Â
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 9 am until 4 pm, weather permitting on the following dates and locations:
November 13:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Palomino Valley
Ironwood Equestrian Center, 5600 Whiskey Springs Road, Palomino Valley
November 14:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Spanish Springs
Lazy 5 Regional Park, 7100 Pyramid Way, Sparks
December 4 & 5:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Washoe Valley (repeat)
Nevada Division of Forestry Fire Station, 885 Eastlake Blvd, Washoe Valley
Examples of accepted items include junipers, pines, rabbitbrush, sagebrush, and other woody vegetation.
(Truckee Meadows Fire And Rescue assisted in this report.)
