When a hurricane, ice storm, wildfire, tornado or other extreme weather event hits a region, commercial tree care companies play a major role in the emergency response. But within the industry, some tree care pros will do one storm cleanup [...]

Getting ready to deploy? Feeling ready to get gritty and grungy? Sleeping in a hammock off the boom (yeah!), no showers and cold cans of soup with hot Gatorades? Hurricanes and storms are coming, and maybe you’re starting to feel [...]

In colder climates, workers need to be aware of cold-related threats such as hypothermia, frostbite and trench foot. These stresses are preventable and treatable, but they can be deadly if ignored. TCIA file photo by Richard May. Back when I [...]

The first post-storm priority was to open up driveways and roadways so people could get out. Then it was removing trees from houses and cutting them into smaller sections. Photo courtesy of Wright Outdoor Solutions. Just months after it ripped [...]

This crew from Arbortrue, a four-year TCIA member company based in Porter, Texas, was deployed by HMI for storm cleanup following a storm in Texas. Photo courtesy of Brad Phillips/Arbortrue. As profitable as storm work can be for tree crews [...]