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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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September/October 2024
INTEGRITY
When a woman came into the
Chippers, a Davey company's
Woodstock offi ce in Vermont, and
told client experience coordinator
Kim Cloud that she had a fl at tire,
Cloud rushed to get help.
Jason Larocque, mechanic, was able
to assist.
After fi lling the woman's spare tire
with air, and switching it out with the
fl at, Larocque was able to get her
back on the road safely.
"I was raised to help anyone who
needs help," Larocque said. "We need
to help one another, that's ultimately
what it comes down to."
FLAT TIRE
ASSISTANCE
Jacob Evanek, UVM technician,
Utility Vegetation Management
services, Davey Resource Group,
was in the middle of doing a hazard
tree patrol
for New
York State
Electric
& Gas in
Horseheads,
New York,
when he
came across
a house
with a tree
that needed
removed.
After
approaching, he saw the two front
doors were left open.
Evanek knocked but didn't hear a
response, so he looked inside to fi nd
an elderly man lying on the ground,
unable to get up. He left the house to
call the man's family member due to
the lack of phone service in the area
and came back to fi nd two other family
members pulling up to the property.
Together, they lifted the man onto the
couch before Evanek went with one
of the family members to her house
down the street to call Emergency
Medical Services.
"We come across so many different
situations with different people, and
when somebody is in clear need
of help, we have to do something,"
Evanek said. "If I were in the
homeowner's shoes, I'd want
somebody there if I'm not doing well."
HOMEOWNER
ASSISTANCE
Jacob Evanek,
UVM technician,
Davey Resource Group
Wendy Austin, UVM technician,
Utility Vegetation Management
services, Davey Resource Group,
was working on a windy day in
Gillham, Arkansas when she noticed
a debris fi re between a camper trailer
and a mobile home.
The fi re began to spread rapidly
due to the wind, so Austin let the
property owners know, evacuated
the occupants of the trailer and mobile
home, and
called the
fi re depart-
ment. She
stayed back
with the
four adults
and fi ve
children as
they waited
for help
to arrive.
"Davey is
very clear
that we should never take on a fi re
too big for our suppression measures
and that we are never required to
fi ght a fi re," Austin said. "Once I
realized that I did not have suffi cient
suppression measures, my only goal
was to keep the family safe."
QUICK RESPONSE
SAVES THE DAY
Wendy Austin,
UVM technician,
Davey Resource Group
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Pictured is Jason Larocque, mechanic,
Chippers Woodstock offi ce, with his dog Sage.
