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Deschutes County is encouraging residents to get their homes ready for wildfire season and take advantage of the free yard debris drop-off events offered each year through the FireFree program. During a wildfire, most homes are lost when falling embers smolder and ignite dry, vulnerable areas around a house.

Embers can travel several miles to land in fallen pine needles, leaves or other yard debris and start a fire close to home. Residents can help lower that risk by clearing out flammable debris and maintaining defensible space around their homes. To help make that work easier, FireFree offers free yard debris disposal at local collection sites across the county. Events begin May 1, but dates and hours vary by location. 

FireFree collection dates and locations Sunriver:

Sunriver Compost Site May 1-2 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday and Saturday18305 Cottonwood Road, Sunriver

Bend: Knott LandfillMay 15-May 24 (7 days/week)7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.61050 SE 27th Street, Bend 

La Pine: Southwest Transfer StationJune 5-13 (closed on Sunday)8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Saturday54580 Highway 97, La Pine 

Redmond: Negus Transfer StationJune 5-13 (closed on Sunday)8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Saturday2400 NE Maple Way, Redmond 

Sisters: Northwest Transfer StationJune 5-6 and June 10-13 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday68200 Fryrear Road, Sisters

This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team. 

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Free Yard Debris Disposal Returns to Deschutes County Collection Sites This Spring

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
April 7, 2026

<h1>Free Yard Debris Disposal Returns to Deschutes County Collection Sites This Spring</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />April 7, 2026</p> <p class="has-drop-cap">Deschutes County is encouraging residents to get their homes ready for wildfire season and take advantage of the free yard debris drop-off events offered each year through the FireFree program. During a wildfire, most homes are lost when falling embers smolder and ignite dry, vulnerable areas around a house.</p> <p>Embers can travel several miles to land in fallen pine needles, leaves or other yard debris and start a fire close to home. Residents can help lower that risk by clearing out flammable debris and maintaining defensible space around their homes. To help make that work easier, FireFree offers free yard debris disposal at local collection sites across the county. Events begin <strong>May 1</strong>, but dates and hours vary by location. </p> <p><strong>FireFree collection dates and locations Sunriver: </strong></p> <p><strong>Sunriver Compost Site</strong> <strong>May 1-2 </strong>8 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday and Saturday18305 Cottonwood Road, Sunriver</p> <p><strong>Bend: Knott LandfillMay 15-May 24 </strong>(7 days/week)7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.61050 SE 27th Street, Bend<strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>La Pine: Southwest Transfer StationJune 5-13 </strong>(closed on Sunday)8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Saturday54580 Highway 97, La Pine<strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Redmond: Negus Transfer StationJune 5-13 </strong>(closed on Sunday)8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Saturday2400 NE Maple Way, Redmond<strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Sisters: Northwest Transfer StationJune 5-6 and June 10-13 </strong>8 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday68200 Fryrear Road, Sisters</p> <p><em>This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team. </em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/businessnews/free-yard-debris-disposal-returns-to-deschutes-county-collection-sites-this-spring/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=82917&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/businessnews/free-yard-debris-disposal-returns-to-deschutes-county-collection-sites-this-spring/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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