Brytney Cobia, a physician at Grandview Medical Center, says that.
Mar 06, Officials said the helicopter crashed as pilot, Johnny Kent, was towing a stem of saws under the chopper and cutting back tree limbs near power lines. Power lines that run down the city and neighborhood streets are called distribution lines. Tree limbs that come in contact with power lines are a major cause of electrical outages, and limbs that touch electric power lines can become energized or even break and fall, bringing the lines down with them.
Trees & Right-of-Way.
Officials said the helicopter crashed as pilot, Johnny Kent, was towing a stem of saws under the chopper and cutting back tree limbs near power lines.
In order to provide safe, reliable electrical service, we maintain the rights-of-way under our power lines. We do this through right-of-way and vegetation management. This requires pruning, removing, cutting brush and applying herbicides to prevent vegetation from. Sep 26, Trimming trees near power lines and sometimes removing trees altogether is another way to discover dangerous conditions and deficiencies, as well as to reduce the risk of downed wires caused by contact with tree branches or the branches breaking off.
Feb 10, She accepts the company needs to clear tree limbs from power lines but says in her case, the result was damage left on her property. A Georgia power official sent a.