What To Do When You Need Emergency Services

No one wants to need Emergency Services of any kind. Unfortunately, trees and limbs fall for a variety of reasons. Water saturated branches break, wind blows branches and trees down, lightning strikes, or old decayed trees and branches just fall. As a result, you maybe faced with a dangerous situation. There are some steps that you should do quickly. If you are CPR trained it is similar. Check the area first, then get help.

Survey The Area

• Your first priority is safety. Fallen tree debris can shift without notice or additional debris can fall. Cracked trees can fully break. Trees lodged in other trees can fall. Make sure people and pets stay away from the entire area to avoid injury.

Dangerous Utility Lines

• From a distance check for downed electric, telephone, cable or other lines. Damaged electric lines can cause severe injury or death. Items or structures around them may have an electrical charge. Do not go near the area. If you suspect damaged electric lines, call the power company first. Dominion Energy suggests to call 911 if you suspect imminent danger. Usually live downed electric lines are a priority and they provide emergency services. Call other utilities next.

Immediate Threats ~ Emergency Services

• Lightning strikes can cause significant unstable damage. Be particularly careful of debris.
• Trees leaning towards structures or those with obvious cracks should be dealt with immediately to avoid further damage. Make calling Vic's Tree Service for emergency services a priority in these situations.

Property Damage

• If a tree fell on your house or roof, depending on the degree of damage, you may need to evacuate the house.
• If your house sustained damage, notify your home owner’s insurance company right away. Most insurance companies have a 24 hour hotline to report emergency damage.
• If your house has been damaged, you will want to get the tree removed quickly. Contact Vic’s Tree Service to get expert emergency tree service. We pride ourselves on safely removing trees from houses without causing additional damage. Many times if there is roof damage, we can cover it with a tarp to avoid further water damage.