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12 THE DAVEY BULLETIN | September/October 2020 days clearing trees so they could get in and repair it," Schermerhorn said. "They needed the dike repairs done quickly in case another heavy storm rolled in and posed a risk to the refuge." Both Philadelphia area offices had so much storm related work that they continued receiving calls and handling jobs a month after the storm first made landfall. A little further northeast, in New Jersey and New York, storm calls also continued well into September. Joseph O'Shea, sales arborist, New Jersey R/C office, said the storm's greatest impacts came in Morris and Essex counties. "For over a week we had a tough time just getting into some areas with streets closed, power lines down, trees across streets and the sheer Below left: A large tree hangs perilously above a roadway after failing during Hurricane Isaias. Below right: A large tree uprooted and fell during Hurricane Isaias in the Northeast. Above left: A large tree uprooted during Hurricane Isaias. Above right: A mature tree toppled over into a fence and utility wires during the storm. volume of damage across our area," O'Shea said. "We had a visiting crew in from the Rochester R/C office that gave us some much-needed help. They did a really great job." Nick Bates, sales arborist, Long Island R/C office, said his team also benefitted from help from a Rochester crew. "We had a lot of regular tree care maintenance planned for many of our long-time clients before the storm hit," Bates said. "We were inundated with storm calls. Our clients were patient and understood we had many emer- gency situations we had to respond to, and they were OK with work being rescheduled so we could help people with storm response work." SAFETY SUPPORT Davey Safety Support Team members who provided safety support for employees responding to Hurricane Isaias: Senior Motor Carrier Safety Specialist: Reggie Wilson Motor Carrier Safety Specialist: Mike Schatz Senior Safety Specialists: Mike Horneber, Roy Montan Safety Specialists: Harold Danielson, Mike Degiorgio, Randon Palmer, David Sztenderowicz HIGH WINDS, HEAVY RAINS HIT R/C OFFICES Isaias had been downgraded to a tropical storm when it hit the Philadelphia and New Jersey areas, but it still delivered torrential rains and damaging winds. The storm spawned five separate tornados in the Philadelphia area, according to the National Weather Service. "We have seen an incredible amount of structural damage from this storm," said Jason Parker, district manager, North Philadelphia office. "The rainfall total also was significant with severe flooding closing roads throughout the area. Thankfully, the waters receded quickly and we were able to start responding to clients the morning after the storm hit." Parker said one client with a house in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, had close to 40 trees down on her property. "The whole street was just wrecked," he said. About 10 inches of rain fell just west of Philadelphia. Gary Schermerhorn, district manager, King of Prussia office, sent crews to help after a dike washed out on the property of the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge, a 1,000-acre facility. "The dike is between a nearby creek and marshland, so we spent several MISSION Hurricane Isaias... continued from page 11

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