The Piedmont gets ice in January and the occasional tornado in spring; the April 2018 tornado cut across east Greensboro and took weeks to clean up. The order of operations is the same either way.
First hour
- Photograph everything before it moves.
- Downed lines: utility first.
- Tree on the house: tree crew first.
What Greensboro picks up
The city collects yard waste on its schedule and after a declared storm runs debris pickups for vegetation cut to length at the curb, which can take weeks. Fences, roofing, shed pieces and mixed piles are excluded, and bulk items still go by appointment.
What a crew does
Cuts, loads and hauls what the pickup will not take, the same week, and tells you on the quote what the city would have taken for free.
Questions on this
Does Greensboro pick up storm debris?
After a declared storm, vegetation at the curb on the city schedule; otherwise a crew.