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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide hazard tree removal crews?
Hazard Tree Removal & Tree Crews
Yes.
KDT provides hazard tree removal and tree crews, including fallers, climbers, bucket trucks and cranes, to take down dangerous trees, hangers, leaners and stumps after wildfires, hurricanes and floods.
Typical configuration
- Crew types
- Fallers, climbers, bucket truck crews, crane crews, ground crews
- On a wildfire
- Faller, Single or Faller Module (2 qualified fallers, 2 saws each, 4x4)
- Hangers (FEMA PA storm work, typical)
- Broken limbs about 2 in or more in diameter at the break
- Leaners (FEMA PA storm work, typical)
- Trees leaning more than about 30 degrees and posing a threat
- Stumps (FEMA PA storm work, typical)
- About 24 in or more in diameter, measured 24 in above ground
- Equipment
- Saws, bucket trucks, cranes, grapple trucks and chippers
After a wildfire, burned trees along roads can fall without warning. After a hurricane, broken limbs hang over roads and homes and uprooted trees lean on lines and structures. Hazard trees have to come down before crews and residents can work safely, and they have to be taken down by people trained to do it.
On an active wildfire, hazard trees are felled by fallers the incident hires as a Faller, Single or a Faller Module: two qualified fallers, two saws each (67 cc+ with a 30 in. bar, spark arrester and chain brake) and four-wheel-drive transport. After the fire, hazard trees are part of the Phase 2 debris removal programs.
KDT fields tree crews matched to the work: fallers for burned timber along roads and in the wildland, climbers and bucket trucks for urban trees over homes and streets, and cranes where a tree can't be dropped. Crews work with the debris removal side so felled trees are cut, chipped or decked and hauled.
On FEMA Public Assistance storm work, hazardous trees, hanging limbs and stumps have their own eligibility rules and documentation, and we work alongside the debris monitors so each one is recorded before and after it's removed.
Available as
- Roadside hazard tree felling after wildfires
- Hanger and leaner removal after hurricanes and storms
- Climbing and bucket truck crews for urban trees
- Crane-assisted removals over structures
- Stump removal and grinding
- Chipping and hauling of felled material
What's included
- Tree crews with saws and rigging
- Bucket trucks, cranes and chippers as needed
- Traffic control and site safety
- Coordination with debris monitors
- Cleanup and hauling of felled material
Where it's used
- Roads and evacuation routes in burned areas
- Base camps, drop points and staging areas
- Streets and homes after hurricanes
- Utility and access corridors
- Public parks and facilities
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide hazard tree removal crews?
Yes. We field fallers, climbers, bucket truck and crane crews to remove hazard trees, hanging limbs, leaners and stumps after wildfires and storms.
Is hazard tree removal eligible for FEMA reimbursement?
It can be, when the tree is on public property or a public right-of-way, poses an immediate threat and meets FEMA's size and condition criteria. Each tree needs to be documented, which is why we work with the debris monitors.
How are hazard trees felled on a wildfire?
On an active fire, by qualified fallers ordered as a Faller, Single or a Faller Module: two qualified fallers with two saws each and four-wheel-drive transport. After the fire, hazard trees are part of the Phase 2 debris removal programs.
Can you take down a tree that's on a house?
Yes. Climbers, bucket trucks and cranes let us take a tree off a structure in sections without dropping it on the roof.
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