Once again, Californian’s throughout the state continue to suffer devastating losses due to wildfires. From the southland to northern California and the foothills of the sierra’s, the Woolsey, Camp, Hill and seemingly countless other fires have ravaged our state. From October through December, Santa Ana winds fan destructive blazes that grow in size with each passing year.
During recovery efforts, insurers and attorneys require a tree or landscape appraisal to settle a client claim. In the past year, RDCS provided appraisals for damages caused by the Thomas fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, the Lilac fire in San Diego North county, the Liberty fire in Riverside County, Pocket fire in Geyserville, and the Erskine fire in Lake Isabella.
I recently published an article on the importance of specialized tree and plant appraisers for determining the cost and value of fire damaged trees, plants and landscape. Read the article Fire Damage & Tree Appraisal.