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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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July/August 2022
UTILITY CREWS WORK TOGETHER FOLLOWING OHIO STORM
Left: A pole cracks in half during a destructive Northeast Ohio storm.
Right: Strong winds and two and a half inches of rain fell during
a storm in Wayne and Holmes counties in Ohio, which were under
a state of emergency.
During a late spring storm, wind gusts of around 90 mph
downed trees and broke poles in Holmes and Wayne
counties in Ohio. A total of 77 employees responded to the
storm. Davey employees from the Holmes-Wayne Electric
Cooperative, Inc. account were assisted by Davey crews
from the Carroll Electric Cooperative, City of Cuyahoga Falls,
FirstEnergy, and Blue Grass Energy accounts.
Glenn W. Miller, President and CEO, Holmes-Wayne Electric
Cooperative, Inc., said they had 252 broken poles, over 25
miles of line on the ground, and 10 of their 18 substations
were without transmission power. "With the commitment
and passion Davey's staff gave to safe and efficient power
restoration, we were able to have all members' power
restored in nine days," Miller said.
Mark Mittiga, account manager, Central Utility services,
said the rapid response the crews provided Holmes-Wayne
Electric Cooperative was excellent. "Our teams responded
efficiently in a time of need, performed quality work to save
as much electric hardware as possible, and most impor-
tantly, did so safely. Every crew had a plan and remained
focused on each specific job. The care Holmes-Wayne
Electric Cooperative provided for our crews was top of the
line as well," Mittiga said.
PERSEVERANCE
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS AVAILABLE ONLINE
Davey employees who need Continuing
Education Units (CEUs) to maintain their
International Society of Arboriculture
(ISA) Certified Arborist
®
accreditation can
do so through online courses provided
by the Davey Institute.
Davey's Learning Management System
(LMS) for education and training allows
employees to access a variety of
extension lessons on subjects such as
tree care and lawn care. The lessons
consist of a document and a short quiz.
Most courses contain approximately 10
lessons all on different topicspertaining
to the green industry, such as tree
insects and diseases, soils and more.
Employees can access the site at
Davey.com/lms.
Many tree-related lessons on the site
have been approved for ISA re-certification
credits. In addition, many states have
approved Davey's courses for state
pesticide applicator CEU credits.
For more information, email
education.help@davey.com.
