JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s been several days since a tornado swept through a Grove Park neighborhood, leaving residents to clean up the aftermath. Electrical crews were still replacing fallen utility ...

Utility vegetation managers are responsible for risk assessment in a large population of trees across the utility forest. To develop risk assessment practices specific to the utility vegetation ...

Tree failures are a significant cause of electric service interruptions, therefore, utilities dedicate significant resources for vegetation management. A reliable estimate of the percentage and total ...