Trees and safety
If you are pruning or removing a tree, be safe. Before you begin to trim a tree,
look up first. If you see a power line in or near the tree you will be working on,
call EWEB first at (541) 685-7000 and follow the
prompts for Tree Trimming (press #1, then #6, then #2 and then #1). In all cases,
avoid contact with power lines. You can be injured or killed.
Remember these important safety points:
- Look up and live! Watch for overhead power lines when moving ladders or tools.
- Need to prune or remove a tree? First, call EWEB at (541) 685-7000 and follow the
prompts for Tree Trimming (press #1, then #6, then #2 and then #1).
- Call before you dig. Ask the Oregon Utility Notification Center at (800) 332-2344
to mark underground utilities.
- Inspect your trees in the fall, before winter weather sweeps in. Survey them again
after any hard wind, ice or snowstorm.
- Don't let children play in trees near power lines. Even if a tree is not touching
the lines, a child's weight on a branch can bring it into contact with live wires.
