Reducing wildfire risk and improving electric service reliability are top priorities for Liberty. One of the most important ways we do this is through ongoing vegetation management, in which our team carefully inspects, prunes, and removes hazard trees and plants near power lines and electrical equipment. 

While Liberty maintains a comprehensive vegetation management program across its entire service area, our team has completed a significant amount of work in and around the Meyers circuit over the past two years.  

What’s been accomplished in and around Meyers 

Liberty crews and professional arborists completed extensive work to reduce fire risk and keep power flowing safely, such as: 

  • Inspected and cleared over 1,050 electric poles of potentially flammable vegetation.  
  • Used LiDAR technology to identify nearly 400 trees that were encroaching on minimum safety clearances, then pruned them to meet required standards.  
  • Certified arborists visually inspected 52 miles of overhead power lines. As a result, over 580 dead or dying trees at risk of falling into power lines were safely removed.  
  • Inspected over 50 padmounted transformers, and cleared vegetation at 10 locations to maintain electrical infrastructure clearance requirements.  
  • Liberty arborists visited 56 customers in person to answer questions and address concerns about trees and vegetation near homes and power lines.  

Supporting forest health throughout our service area 

Vegetation management work goes beyond helping to protect utility infrastructure, as it supports forest health and broader forest and community resilience. Throughout our service area, our team: 

  • Recycles wood and plant debris generated during maintenance where possible to reduce fire hazards.  
  • Promotes power line compatible, native vegetation by giving away plants to our customers each April. Additional plant distributions are planned and will be offered to customers on a first come, first served basis.  
  • Creates and maintains Fire Resiliency Corridors in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service. From October 2024 – October 2025, Liberty helped remove 231 trees to create these strategic areas that can act as fire breaks and encourage healthy forest growth.  

 

Vegetation management is an ongoing effort, and Liberty remains committed to reducing wildfire risk, protecting local forests, and maintaining reliable electric service. 

Customers with questions about vegetation management or upcoming plant distributions are encouraged to contact Liberty or visit our Tree Safety page for more information.