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2016 Corporate Responsibility Report

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23 HONORARY FIREFIGHTERS Two Davey substation crews were driving during the work day when they spotted a man on the side of the road struggling to extinguish a grass fire using only a shovel. The crew members quickly stopped to assist and helped put it out. The temporary firefighters are Danaka Hill, herbicide applicator; Chantel Hupka, apprentice applicator; Rayla Yamiolkowski-Yanchuk, herbicide applicator; and Karen Zahacy, herbicide applicator. The fire grew quickly and, without their help, could have grown out of control. The chief of the local fire department that responded to the fire remarked about how impressed he was by their response. CANADA BATTLES FORT MCMURRAY FIRE AFTERMATH Employees of The Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited, worked to help restore power to the areas hit hardest by the Fort McMurray wildfire this past summer. The Fort McMurray fire, which started in May, covered 1.4 million acres across Alberta and Saskatchewan before firefighters could bring it under control. It destroyed close to 2,000 structures and forced 90,000 people to evacuate. Flare-ups brought forestry firefighters, looking to extinguish flash fires, roving into challenging work areas already complicated by the stifling environment and poor air quality. Angus Hill, Canada regional utility manager, said Davey crews mobilized within a day to support removing nearly incinerated and fallen trees from utility rights-of-way so power could be restored to the area. Davey's involvement started in mid-May and wrapped up in early July with no recordable injuries—a considerable accomplishment given the working conditions.

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