⚠️ Active emergency? Call (865) 555-0100 right now. If a tree is on a power line, call your utility (KUB or LCUB) first, then call us.
When a tree comes down on your house in the middle of the night, you don’t need a sales pitch — you need a crew on the way. Our emergency tree removal service in Knoxville, TN is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. We carry the equipment, the insurance, and the experience to respond to storm damage anywhere in Knox County and have most properties cleared within hours.
When You Need Emergency Tree Service
Call us immediately if you have any of the following:
- A tree on your roof, deck, garage, or vehicle. Time matters — every hour the tree sits, more damage spreads.
- A tree across your driveway or blocking access.
- A leaning tree threatening a structure. If you can see fresh ground crack at the base or roots lifted, it could fail at any moment.
- Large hanging limbs (“widow-makers”) caught in the canopy after a storm.
- A tree pulling at the foundation after high winds or saturated ground.
What Causes Emergency Tree Failures in Knoxville?
East Tennessee weather is the main culprit. We see four main patterns each year:
- Spring thunderstorms. Straight-line winds from late March through June break tops out of Tulip Poplars and snap Shortleaf Pines.
- Summer microbursts. Saturated ground after heavy summer rain lets full trees uproot with surprisingly little wind.
- Winter ice events. When ice loads up on East Tennessee hardwoods, branches snap and trunks split. The 2015 and 2022 ice storms left half of Knoxville without power and crews working for weeks.
- Diseased or decayed trees. Oak wilt, hypoxylon canker, and root rot weaken trees from the inside, then a normal storm finishes the job.
What to Do Right Now (Before We Get There)
- Get everyone away from the tree — keep at least the height of the tree as a safety zone.
- Do not touch any power lines. If a tree is on a line, assume the line is live. Call KUB or your local utility first.
- Take photos for your insurance claim — wide shots and close-ups of any damage to the house.
- Call us. The faster we’re on the way, the faster we can stabilize and clear it.
Our Emergency Response Process
When you call, here’s what happens:
- Immediate triage by phone. We ask about location, structures involved, power lines, and access.
- Dispatch. Most calls in the Knoxville metro get a crew on-site within 1–3 hours, faster during daylight, longer in active storms when demand surges.
- Stabilize and clear. We section the tree, lower or crane out heavy pieces, and clear access first. Cleanup follows.
- Documentation for insurance. We provide an itemized invoice and photos suitable for filing with your homeowners’ carrier.
Insurance and Emergency Tree Removal
If a tree fell on your house in a covered event, your homeowner’s insurance will typically pay for removal of the tree off the structure and any structural repair. Removal of a tree that fell only in the yard is often not covered — but we can give you a fair estimate either way and provide documentation if you want to file. We work with claims from every major Tennessee insurer.
Call Now for Emergency Tree Service in Knoxville
(865) 555-0100 — any hour, any day. We serve all of Knox County, including West Knoxville, Farragut, North Knoxville, and surrounding communities.