SHFPD News

CREEK CLEANING/WINTER STORM PREP and CHIPPER STATION ON OCTOBER 6!

Get your garden gloves and yard waste cans ready for the Fifth Annual Sleepy Hollow Creek Cleaning Day on Saturday, October 6.  We’re asking creek-side residents to clean their section of the creek AND we’re asking ALL residents to clean out drainage areas on their property of anything that could cause localized flooding (e.g. yard waste, broken branches, leaves).  We’ll be at the clubhouse at 8am that morning to coordinate efforts if you need any help or guidance.

Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District and FIRESafe MARIN will also have a chipper station located at the end of Butterfield (by the entrance to San Domenico) on the day of the creek cleaning.  Bring any material removed while creating Defensible Space around your home, and we will chip it for you! 

Sleepy Hollow Creek Corps leader Eric Riemer has identified potential problem areas that need to be addressed. If you live on the creek and know of any issues or need help with your particular area, please contact Eric at 415-748-4231 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

THIS IS A DROP-OFF CHIPPER DAY.  NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!  

SATURDAY,  OCTOBER 6, 8AM-2PM

Saturday, August 5, 2017, Ross Valley Fire Department, Marin County Sheriff’s Office, Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District​, FIRESafe MARIN, and SHHA will hold an evacuation drill focused on the Van Winkle Drive neighborhoods.  All Sleepy Hollow residents are invited to participate and attend a Safety Fair and wildfire simulation exercise at the Community Center - the drill should take no more than 30 minutes, beginning shortly after 9am.  The Safety Fair and wildfire simulation will be open until 11am.

Residents in the vicinity of Van Winkle Drive (and neighboring streets) will receive a “reverse 9-1-1” emergency notification by phone with instructions to evacuate to a rallying point (Sleepy Hollow Community Center, 1341 Butterfield Rd) where we’ll have a Safety Fair with information and demonstrations on fire safety and evacuation tips.  The county's state-fo-the-art wildfire simulation "sand-table" will be on display to help emergency managers plan for an eventual wildfire in Sleepy Hollow, and provide residents a glimpse at what a real wildfire might do to their neighborhood.

TIP: you'll receive alerts by cell phone, text, or email only if you’ve previously enrolled your number(s) online at www.AlertMarin.org

Please plan to participate - use the opportunity to inform your family and prepare for the evantuality that a wildfire will strike in Sleepy Hollow!

The following streets will receive the evacuation notice by landline phone (VOIP and cell requires registration at www.alertmarin.org):

Butterfield Rd: 1341-1500
Crane Dr
Dutch Valley Ln
Estates Dr
Garden Rock Rd
Greensburgh Ln
Ichabod Ct
Knickerbocker Ln
Manitou Dr
Mather Rd
Sulphur Spa Rd
Tappan Ct
Tappan Rd
Tarry Rd
Triple C Ranch Rd
Van Ripper Ct
Van Winkle Dr
Whiteplains Ct

Local fire and law enforcement agencies plan to use this as a valuable training opportunity.  Please watch for fire and law enforcement vehicles on the road.  Your participation will help make this a success and help make Sleepy Hollow a safer Firewise Community!

Learn more at www.rossvalleyfire.org, www.shfpd.org, www.firesafemarin.org/ready-set-go

Download the Sleepy Hollow Evacuation Map and Planning Checklist!

Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District, Ross Valley Fire Department, and FIRESafe MARIN will conduct door to door, curbside pick-up chipper days August 26-27, 2017.   Clean up your property to create defensible space and help prevent wildfires in Sleepy Hollow, then we'll dispose of the vegetation at no cost to you!  This service is available to Sleepy Hollow residents only.

NEW!  A see our simplified online registration form!

For questions about the chipping service, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Thanks for helping make Sleepy Hollow a Firewise Community!

The July Chipper Days were a great success!  Our busiest Chipper Days ever, we saw 25% growth over the same time last year.  If you missed us, or have more material to chip, it's not too late -we'll be coming back August 26-27.  Thanks for doing your part to make Sleepy Hollow a Firewise Community!  Thank you to Small World Tree Service, a Sleepy Hollow business, for getting the job done quickly and professionally!

Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District, Ross Valley Fire Department, and FIRESafe MARIN will conduct our next door to door, curbside pick-up chipper days August 26-27, 2017.   Clean up your property to create defensible space and help prevent wildfires in Sleepy Hollow, then we'll dispose of the vegetation at no cost to you!  This service is available to Sleepy Hollow residents only.

For questions about the chipping service, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

ONLINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Register online beginning August 1 at www.shfpd.org/chipper !  Chipper days are available to residents of Sleepy Hollow Fire Protection District only.   If you live outside of the district, please inquire with Ross Valley Fire Department for upcoming chipper days at your address.  There will be minor changes to our online registration form this time - to simplify the process, we will no longer divide Sleepy Hollow into 4 "zones."

WHAT WILL THE CREWS REMOVE?

Chipper crews will dispose of 5+ yards of cut vegetation at no cost (approximately 4'x4'x8', stacked).  Larger quantities must be pre-approved using the online registration form.

Crews will dispose of larger materials that won't fit in your green waste cans (1"-6" diameter limbs, brush, branches, etc).  Bamboo, grass clippings, loose leaves, and soft vegetation can't be chipped and must be disposed of in your green waste cans. 

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

Date: July 12, 2017

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: 1317 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo

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