Falling Trees May Be One Of America's Most Underrated Weather Dangers

It doesn't take a tornado or hurricane to knock a tree down. And if that happens on your home or car, it's not only damaging but potentially deadly. Here are the sobering stats and how you can stay safe.

Worker dies after falling from tree while on the job, police say

WILMINGTON, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A tree service worker died after falling from a tree in Wilmington on Friday. The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) said police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to a report of someone who had fallen from a tree at 8 a.m. The worker was found dead at the scene.
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Man dies in fall while cutting tree in Vestavia Hills neighborhood

The incident happened Tuesday morning on Westwyck Circle.

Tree worker in Lebanon transported to trauma center after falling 40 feet

LEBANON, Conn. (WTNH) — A tree worker was transported to Hartford Hospital via helicopter after falling 40 feet from a tree in Lebanon, the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department said. The patient was evaluated,

Bessemer man killed in fall from tree at Vestavia Hills home

A Bessemer man was killed while removing a tree at a Vestavia Hills home. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Aaron Ligon McGarity. He was 36. Authorities said McGarity was an employee of a company hired to remove a tree from a residential home in the 2800 block of Westwyck Circle in Vestavia Hills.

Tree falls in Downtown Portland, entire parking garage ‘shook’

A tree fell in Downtown Portland on Saturday afternoon, shaking an entire parking garage as it came down, witnesses said. The tree fell around 3 p.m. near Southwest Market