Emergency Tree Service in Frankfort, KY

Frankfort sits in a river valley with neighbourhoods built up the hillsides on both sides, and that geography turns a lot of ordinary tree failures into access problems. A tree across a narrow hillside street can cut off a dozen houses. Frankfort Tree Pros takes emergency calls around the clock across Franklin County.

The valley makes some of these worse

A tree that falls on flat ground blocks a driveway. The same tree falling across one of Frankfort’s steep, narrow hillside streets can close the only route in and out for a whole row of houses, and it usually lands with the trunk uphill and the crown downhill, under considerable tension.

That tension is what makes storm work dangerous. Cutting a loaded stem in the wrong order releases energy in a direction nobody expected.

Call the utility before you call us

If any part of the tree is touching or near a power line, that is not a tree service call yet. Call 911 and your electric utility, keep everyone well back from the line and the ground around it, and wait for it to be de-energized and cleared.

Once the line is clear we can take the tree. Line clearance itself is the utility’s work and there is no safe way for us to shortcut it.

Priorities when everyone calls at once

After a widespread ice or wind event across Franklin County the queue builds fast. We work it in a consistent order rather than first-come-first-served, because the difference between an inconvenience and a danger is real.

• Trees on occupied structures
• Blocked access — driveways, private lanes, hillside streets
• Trees hung up or partly failed above where people walk or park
• Failed root plates on trees still standing near buildings
• Yard cleanup and debris, once the hazards are handled

Photograph it before we cut

If a claim is going in, the position of the tree before cleanup is your evidence. We photograph the tree as it fell, the failure point on the stem, and the damage path before starting.

Warnings and storm reports covering Franklin County come through the National Weather Service in Louisville, which is useful for establishing the date of an event on a claim.

Common questions

Do you answer at night?

Yes, around the clock. Whether a crew rolls immediately depends on conditions — working a loaded tree in the dark during an active storm is sometimes more dangerous than waiting for light, and we will tell you honestly which one applies.

A tree is across my hillside street. Who handles that?

If it is a public street, the city or county road department generally handles the roadway. If it is a private lane or shared drive, that falls to the property owners — which is where we come in.

What if it is on the power line?

Stay back, call 911 and the utility, and keep everyone away from the ground near the line. We cannot work a tree in contact with an energized conductor.

Does insurance cover it?

It commonly depends on whether the tree damaged a covered structure. Policies vary considerably. Photograph everything before cleanup and call your agent early.

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Frankfort Tree Pros · Serving Frankfort, Georgetown, Versailles, Lawrenceburg & Franklin County, KY · Call or text (859) 310-1209

Last updated August 2026