From the Storm Scrapbook: Emergency Tree and Line Crews in Action

Weather affects Asplundh operations every day, but it's those 'stormy times' that make our routine line clearance and construction work really interesting! Many of our management regions work with their customers to plan for those stormy times and our employees are always ready for the excitement of helping to restore electricity. Here are a few snapshots from recent storm emergency events to remind us that we must always be prepared.

Unlike other recent years, Asplundh's storm response in 2000 has often been more localized and smaller because the severe weather has been that way. Despite dire weather forecasts, several times we mobilized forces only to send everyone home. However, this is no time let our guard down since hurricane season extends through November.
Always looking for better ways to get the job done in an emergency, Vice President Pat White in hurricane-prone Florida recently renovated a used trailer to be a Mobile Field Office for his region. Air-conditioned and wired for computers, fax, phone and TV, the trailer can run off of a generator or RV hook-up. It even has cabinets stocked with storm time sheets, forms, contact numbers and medical supplies!

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