Idyllwild Fire Protection District fire fighters trim the oak tree limbs off power lines and a propane tank at Suburban Propane at 54225 Ridge View Dr. Thursday. Capt. Mark LaMont, who was at the scene, said tree limbs that are not trimmed properly fill with water and ice, become too heavy and break off, causing damage to anything below. The enterprising public servants donated the sizable amount of wood to the HELP Center, said Chief Patrick Reitz. It’s too wet to burn this season but next winter will be cold, too. Above, Firefighter/EMT Logan Bates uses a chain saw atop a boom to trim thick branches from about 35 feet. The original call was for a power line down, across a propane tank. Responders found that a large branch broke, fell across a power line, causing the power line to break. Firefighters remained on scene until Southern California Edison arrived several hours later to fix the power line. Photo by Vince Lovato
Idyllwild Fire Protection District fire fighters trim the oak tree limbs off power lines and a propane tank at Suburban Propane at 54225 Ridge View Dr. Thursday. Capt. Mark LaMont, who was at the scene, said tree limbs that are not trimmed properly fill with water and ice, become too heavy and break off, causing damage to anything below. The enterprising public servants donated the sizable amount of wood to the HELP Center, said Chief Patrick Reitz. It’s too wet to burn this season but next winter will be cold, too. Above, Firefighter/EMT Logan Bates uses a chain saw atop a boom to trim thick branches from about 35 feet. The original call was for a power line down, across a propane tank. Responders found that a large branch broke, fell across a power line, causing the power line to break. Firefighters remained on scene until Southern California Edison arrived several hours later to fix the power line. Those on scene were: Robert Clark , Res. Engineer, Greg Minor, Firefighter, Logan Bates, Acting Engineer Brandon Brousseau, Res. Firefighter.
Photo by Vince Lovato

 

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