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Cutting your own wood?
Look up before felling a tree
 Many Vermonters are turning to wood heat, which can be more economical than other
heat sources. At CVPS, we support renewable energy in many forms, but urge Vermonters
who cut wood to take cautionary steps to prevent power outages, injuries or even
death.
Each year, dozens of Vermonters accidentally drop trees onto power lines, sometimes
knocking out electrical service to thousands of their neighbors.
While an outage
can be repaired, severe injuries can have lifelong impacts, and fatal accidents
affect entire families, along with friends and other loved ones.
The following tips
will help keep everyone safe:
- Always look for nearby power lines before cutting any tree. Call
us for assistance before cutting down any tree that could fall into a power line.
- Treat all power lines as energized. Never climb or attempt to fell
a tree in contact with a power line.
- If a tree falls into a power line, stop at once! Stay clear and
call us at 800-451-2877. Keep others away until our crew arrives.
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