Storm-Damaged Trees: Safe Next Steps

Storm damage can leave trees and limbs unstable. A photograph cannot establish that a tree is safe, and an online estimate should never delay emergency help.

Before you request an estimate

1. Keep people and pets away from fallen trees, hanging limbs, cracked trunks, and damaged structures.
2. Treat all downed or damaged electrical lines as energized. Do not touch a tree, fence, vehicle, or water near a line.
3. For injury, fire, downed wires, or immediate danger, call 911 and your utility first.
4. From a safe location, record the property address, the affected area, visible structures, and access constraints.
5. Call the tree service to ask about current availability; a request form is not emergency dispatch.

This guide offers general planning information, not a site assessment or permit determination. Requirements vary by property and jurisdiction.