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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cool.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Jared ( and Gord Mann) for your responses….much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The Urban Forest Strike Team approach does not exist in Canada that I know of………..fortunately we now have 8 Forestry staff here at the town that have been reassigned ( with tablets running our asset management
system, City Works) performing risk management….but at a cost of shutting down all our base programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</font></font></font></font></b><b><font color="#808080"><font color="#808080"><font color="#808080"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small; ">Manager</span><span style="font-family:Arial; ">, Forestry Services</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small; ">Parks and Open Space</span></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> smamemberelist@memberclicks.net [mailto:smamemberelist@memberclicks.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jared Goodman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 17, 2014 5:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> John McNeil<br>
<b>Subject:</b> SMA Member E-List Request for some help figuring out tactics for ice storm disaster response<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Go to
<a href="http://www.ufst.org/">http://www.ufst.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Arborists can provide disaster planning assistance to communities, risk assessment, and FEMA debris identification following storms. Risk assessment helps communities
identify trees that are an unacceptable risk, and trees suitable for retention and management during disaster recovery.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hypatia Sans Pro";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hypatia Sans Pro";color:black">Here is a link to the Georgia Forestry Commission Urban Forestry Strike Team (UFST)
<a href="http://www.urban-forestry.com/assets/documents/06Oct_Westcot_200p.pdf">http://www.urban-forestry.com/assets/documents/06Oct_Westcot_200p.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Hypatia Sans Pro";color:black">Pete Smith also with the Texas A&M Forest Service would be a good point of contact for you also. Pete is the Dept Head for our Urban Forestry Program. Pete will be
taking a new position with The Arbor Day Foundation sometime in the next month so get your questions in quick!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Hypatia Sans Pro";color:#632423;letter-spacing:1.2pt">CA</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Hypatia Sans Pro";color:#632423;letter-spacing:1.2pt"> | District Forester<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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HWY 190 | Livingston, Texas 773</span></a>51 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:smamemberelist@memberclicks.net">smamemberelist@memberclicks.net</a> [<a href="mailto:smamemberelist@memberclicks.net">mailto:smamemberelist@memberclicks.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>John W. McNeil<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 17, 2014 4:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Goodman, Jared<br>
<b>Subject:</b> SMA Member E-List Request for some help figuring out tactics for ice storm disaster response<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone used this manual: <a href="http://www.umass.edu/urbantree/TEM.pdf">
http://www.umass.edu/urbantree/TEM.pdf</a> ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has some practical tips to share as we respond to the equivalent of at least 1 years’ worth of volume of work from an ice storm event December 22<sup>nd</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">John McNeil, RPF</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">Manager, Forestry Services</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">Town of Oakville</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">| 905-845-6601
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