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The contractor had to remove a 90 ft

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tall tree . They had been partially

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burned during the fire . So the

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contractor had to cut down the tree in

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a complex location due to his proximity

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to the school and the surrounding

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roadways . Went ahead and hired a

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subcontractor to come in and cut it as

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is from the top to the bottom .

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Bring it down in a safe manner . He

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first cut all the lower limbs by

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accessing them with his 50 ft bucket

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truck , worked in a circular motion

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around the tree , working on the lowest

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limbs to avoid any branches getting

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hung hung up on the branches below .

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Then he donned his tree climbing gear ,

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tree cleats , fall protection , ropes .

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And finish the remainder of the limbs

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from the air . So once the limbs were

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all cut , he began to cut the top of

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the tree in 3 ft sections , dropping

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into the cleared safe ground below .

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Contractor did a great job moving his

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tile points up and down the tree as he

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transitioned to the multiple cutting

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locations .