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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide chippers for wildfire incidents?
Chippers & Fuels Reduction Crews
Yes.
KDT provides hand-fed wood chippers with their crews, Type 1 (18 in and up), Type 2 (13–17 in) and Type 3 (9–12 in), to chip brush and small trees on wildfire incidents and prescribed fire projects.
Typical configuration
- Type 1
- 18+ in diameter capacity
- Type 2
- 13–17 in diameter capacity
- Type 3
- 9–12 in diameter capacity
- Feed
- Hand fed by design; in-feed operates forward, reverse and stop
- Crew
- Scaled to the order
- Unit
- Tow-behind or self-propelled (tracked)
- Method of hire
- Daily, wet, with operators; rate includes service and/or tow vehicle
Crews building contingency line and fuel breaks cut brush and small trees, and that slash has to go somewhere. A chipper turns it into chips that can be spread or hauled, instead of piles that have to be burned later.
On wildfires, KDT sends chippers by the day, wet with the crew, with service and the tow vehicle in the rate. They are typed by diameter capacity: Type 1 is 18 inches and up, Type 2 is 13–17 inches and Type 3 is 9–12 inches. Every type is hand fed, with an in-feed that runs forward, reverse and stop, and comes with a crew sized to the order. Units are tow-behind or self-propelled on tracks.
KDT chippers work fire suppression, all-hazard incidents and prescribed fire project work such as burn unit preparation, holding and contingency. KDT crews arrive with fireline PPE and fire shelters and work under the incident's supervision.
Available as
- Type 1, 2 or 3 chippers
- Tow-behind or self-propelled units
- Crew sized to your order, including two-person crews
What's included
- Chipper and tow or service vehicle
- Chipper crew, sized to the order
- Fireline PPE and fire shelters
- Fuel and daily maintenance
Where it's used
- Chipping slash from fuel breaks and contingency lines
- Roadside clearing on the incident
- Prescribed burn unit preparation and holding
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide chippers for wildfire incidents?
Yes. We supply hand-fed Type 1, 2 and 3 chippers with crews sized to the order for wildfire and prescribed fire fuels work.
How are wildfire chippers typed?
By the diameter of material they take: Type 1 is 18 inches and up, Type 2 is 13–17 inches and Type 3 is 9–12 inches. All types are hand fed, with an in-feed that runs forward, reverse and stop.
How many people come with a chipper?
As many as you order, sized to the job.
Need it on your incident? Say the word.
Add it to your request with anything else you need, then send it all at once. We'll come back with what we can put where, and when.