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DISCLAIMER: The following contractors, individuals and consultants are available to help you reduce the risk associated with catastrophic wild land fires. The Alpine Fire Safe Council does not guarantee their performance or suitability for any specific job, and strongly recommends that you satisfy yourself as to their suitability prior to engaging them to work on your property.

Service providers that would like to be listed should contact us.

California State Licensed Contractors
Joe Benigno’s Tree Service Phone: (530) 577-1553 Email: JoeBTree@aol.com CA State Contractors License #746323 Certified Arborist #We-6694-A Timber Operator "A" License #A9545	They perform all duties associated with the tree care and removal industry and are fully insured. Equipment includes: Chipper, Stump Grinder's, 2 - 12 yard dump trucks, 1 - 18 yard dump truck and 1 Peterbuilt Semi with 32' end dump trailer and logging trailer and Zig Zag Yarding System.
Estabrook Tree Service Phone: (775) 782-2870 ISA Certified Arborist CA State Contractors License #520767	Professional tree care, includes attractive trimming, stump removal, crown removal, chipping, also provides free estimates and is fully insured.
Edney Tree Service Phone: (775) 465-2464 Member of the National Arborist Association CA State Contractors License#790551	Tree trimming and removal, stump removal, ornamental pruning, hazardous trees, provides free estimates and is fully insured
Ken Emerson Phone: (775) 266-4507 CA State Contractors License #A252755	Professional fuels reduction clearing with “Slashbuster” for larger properties. Additional services include excavation and grading. Emerson is fully insured.
Smith Crane and Rigging Phone: (530) 694-1832	Extensive experience in all phases of timber harvesting and hazard tree removal. Locally owned, licensed and insured.
Fire Stop Phone: (530) 350-7007	Fire Stop can provide crews for defensible space clearing including hand thinning and chipping.
Defensible Space Solutions Phone: (775) 831-6071	Offers mastication services, certified ISA arborist and fully insured.
Designing with Nature Phone: (775) 782-4999	Can provide defensible space work as well as landscape services.
Sean's Tree Service Phone: (209) 768-9340	Sean and his crew can perform all types of tree and brush removal and thinning.
Local Services Below are lists of locals who perform various services, though none are a complete tree service as listed above. Alpine Fire Safe Council recommends checking to ensure your contractor has the appropriate licenses and insurance for your work.
Lloyd Van Doren Phone: (530) 694-9508	Lloyd is based in Markleevillage and would be willing to perform a number of defensible space tasks. In addition to on site work, he can haul material to the burn pile.
Dave McElroy Phone: (530) 694-2729 Alpine County Business License	Dave can assist with brush clearing and removal services.
Markleeville and Woodfords Volunteer Fire Departments Phone: (530) 694-2223 -Markleeville Phone: (530) 694-2922 -Woodfords Wayne Thompson, Chief, Markleeville VFD Buck McClelland , Chief, Woodfords VFD	The local volunteer fire departments may be willing to assist neighbors with some defensible space work as part of their community service and fundraising programs. Contact your local department chief to determine their availability. Please realize that these all-volunteer departments may not have time to provide these services and homeowners should pursue other alternatives for defensible space creation.
Forestry Management and Community Solutions For large landowners or community groups who can come to consensus on their fuels reduction solution, there are some additional resources available.
Dave Early Phone (775) 883-4726 California Registered Professional Forester	Dave works in the local area providing forest management services such as development of commercial fuels reduction projects and community fuels reduction plans to landowners and communities. Additionally, he can assist in navigating California rules and regulations.
Great Basin Institute (GBI) Phone (775) 784-1192 Web: www.greatbasininstitute.org	Using Conservation Corps ten-person service crews, GBI is able to offer large landowners and communities forestry assistance through vegetation management, removing invasive species, reducing fuel loads, and monitoring forest health.
Disposal If simply having a location to dispose of the material is the problem.
Full Circle Compost (775) 782-5305 3190 Hwy. 395, Minden NV Web: www.fullcirclecompost.com	Full Circle Compost in Minden will take green waste for use in composting vegetation, nail free construction lumber, stumps and sod. First two yards of green waster free of charge, then $8 per cubic yard. Additional fee for trees and stumps. There is a $3 per cubic yard credit toward the purchase of their products.
Alpine County Biomass Pile (530) 694-2140 or (530) 694-2791	Turtle Rock Park Biomass Pile will not be open Spring 2010, due to county budget limitations. The Alpine Fire Safe Council has applied for a grant to help fund the collection site this fall. Award determination has not yet been made.
Bently Agrowdynamics (775) 782-4513 1089 Stockyard Road Minden, NV	Bently will take all types of green waste, nail-free construction wood waste, even stumps. Pine needles, grass, and leaves accepted free of charge. Wood waste is $10.00/ton. They will pay for chipped wood. ($5.00/ton.)
Douglas Disposal Transfer Station Pine Nut Road, Gardnerville	The Transfer Station will accept green waste at half the rate of normal waste ($42.00/ton.) Make sure to specify "green waster" at the fee station.