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Emergency Tree Removal in Camino

A tree is on your roof, your truck or your fence, and you need it gone. Call (530) 803-4676. We'll hunt up a tree service who can get out to you, and we stay on the phone until a visit is booked.

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This page is about emergency tree removal in Camino. We send a tree service for emergency tree removal to your Camino door.

For emergency tree removal in Camino, one phone call does it. A tree service that serves Camino handles emergency tree removal. Nothing starts without your yes.

Getting emergency tree removal done in Camino

Tell us the road and the tree for emergency tree removal. We write down your address. We note the tree. They check lean, wires and access first.

What this job is in Camino

Emergency removal is for a tree that has already fallen, or one that's about to. It's the call you make when waiting a week isn't safe.

The tree company gets there, makes the spot safe, and cuts the tree into pieces small enough to move. Then the pieces get hauled away, or stacked if you want firewood. If the tree is on the house, the tree service takes it off in sections so nothing else gets hurt.

That's what the word emergency covers here. A tree across the only road out. A big limb through a window. A pine that split in half in the night and is leaning on the garage.

How you know it's an emergency in Camino

Some jobs can wait for a normal visit. Some can't. Here's how most folks sort it out.

• A tree or limb is on the house, a car, or a place where people live.
• A tree is across the driveway or a road and nobody can get out.
• A tree is still standing but leaning hard, with the roots pulling up out of the ground.
• A big limb is hanging by a strip of bark over the walkway.

The International Society of Arboriculture lists broken limbs hanging overhead and uprooted trees as hazards. It also says trees and limbs under tension may react in ways you don't expect when they're cut or moved. That is why a stuck limb is not a do-it-yourself job.

No wires touching? Still stay back. If wires are involved, read the part about power lines below first.

What happens when you call in Camino

You call. We ask for your road, what the tree is touching, and whether anyone is hurt. If someone is hurt, hang up and call 911 first.

Then we get to work finding a tree company. We look for one who covers your part of the county and who has room in the day. In a big storm that can take a bit. In Camino the whole county is calling at once.

The tree company looks at the tree before touching it. You get a price at that point. You can say yes, no, or ask us for another tree company.

Once you say yes, the work starts. The crew you hire and the crew handle the climbing, the cutting and the hauling. We aren't there for that part.

A good thing to do while you wait: take photos from a safe distance. Show the tree, the damage and the spot. Your insurance company will ask.

What it costs

A rush job runs higher than a planned one. The tree company may have to come at a bad hour, bring more gear, and work faster in worse weather. Prices below come from national and Sacramento-area cost guides. Your tree service sets the real price.

Where the numbers come from: Fixr, 2025; Homeyou, 2026; Today's Homeowner for Sacramento, 2025; Fixr's crane figures, 2025.

What pushes the number up? Size comes first. A pine more than 60 feet tall costs a lot more than a short one. Where it landed matters too. A tree resting on a roof takes more care than one lying in the grass.

Getting in matters on our hills. If the truck can't get close, the crew carries pieces by hand. That takes longer.

Some tree companies add an emergency fee. One guide says it can reach $250 an hour. Ask what the total will be before you agree.

Insurance, permits and the rules

Insurance first. Consumer Reports says most policies cap tree removal at $500 or $1,000. If the tree damaged a building, your insurer may also pay for repairs.

What if the tree fell and hit nothing? Consumer Reports says there is usually no claim to file, since nothing was damaged.

And if a neighbor's tree comes down on your house, it's your claim. Call your own insurer, then talk with the neighbor.

Trees near wires are their own thing. PG&E asks everyone to stay 10 feet clear of powerlines, tools too. Dial 911 for a tree hazard emergency. The weather service says a downed line can be live, so keep away.

California has a state license class just for tree work, the C-49 Tree and Palm contractor. The state board says it exists so tree contractors are tested on health and safety. Write down the tree service's license number and look it up before any work begins.

Where we send help

Most calls for this job come from the ridge and the farms around us. If your road is in one of these places, we know it.

We work in Newtown, Smith Flat, Pollock Pines and Pacific, and over in Placerville. See the towns page for the rest.

If your problem is more about snow on limbs, read about snow-damaged tree cleanup. If the tree is blocking a way out, see a tree down on a road or driveway.

While you wait for the crew you hire

Move any car that sits out of the danger zone. Don't walk under the tree to do it. If you can't reach it safely, leave it. A car can be fixed.

Write down what you see. Which way does the tree lean? Are the roots up? Are any limbs still hanging? Notes like that tell the tree company what to load on the truck.

Clear a path if you can do it from a safe spot. A truck needs room to park, and a crew needs a way to the tree. Pull the trash cans aside, put away the lawn chairs, and open the gate.

Keep the dog inside. A dog that gets loose in a storm yard is one more thing to worry about.