Two injured in tree-truck crash Two people were injured in a crash involving an overturned aerial-lift truck February 4, 2021, in Santa Rosa, California. Firefighters with the Sonoma Valley Fire District had to extricate at least the driver from the [...]

TCI Magazine recently created the TCI Magazine Editorial Advisory Committee. The purpose of the group is to provide subject-matter expertise to TCI’s editorial team (inclusive of magazine, website and blog) on trending issues and depictions of proper or improper practice, [...]

Type & number of incidents for the month. Climber rescued after trapped in palm fronds A tree trimmer who became trapped upside down in palm fronds was rescued by fellow climbers January 5, 2021, in Escondido, California. The man, who [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HPekwnMdpc&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=TCIMagazine Blake Duval, CTSP demonstrates how to safely perform a climber crane tie-in. Before putting a saddle on and getting right to work, you must make equipment inspection part of the job. Equipment gets inspected every time before use. That [...]

Cut-resistant chain-saw pants should be a part of any tree workers PPE. Click here to read the article. Erick Palacios, CTSP was training contract workers to fell and remove thousands of trees damaged by the many wildfires. They [...]