Get everyone safely out of your house. Use your cellphone or go to a neighbor’s house and call 9-1-1.
Stay away from the home until public safety employees can assess your home for structural safety (as well as ensuring your utilities are OK or should be turned off.)
Only after all of these safety measures should you then call your insurance company.
Power Lines
NEVER touch a downed wire and stay away and never attempt to approach or touch trees or limbs that contact power lines. Trees conduct electricity and should be considered extremely dangerous.
To report downed trees affecting power lines or pruning along power lines:
Fairfax County has no legal authority to require the removal of hazardous tree(s) that are located on private property unless the tree(s) threaten the public at large.
When there is a dispute between neighbors about a potentially hazardous tree, this is a civil issue and Fairfax County will not take action in these situations.
The responsibility for hazardous trees on public property generally lies with the agency that owns or maintains the property. To find out who owns the property in Fairfax County, use the Department of Tax Administration ICARE property search or the GIS Jade map application.
A tree that is already down and on the ground is not considered hazardous unless it is blocking a street or road. For public streets and roads call VDOT 1-800-367-7623. For county streets and roads call Maintenance and Stormwater Management 703-877-2800.
The following links contain contact information for hazardous trees on public and private property.
Emergencies
Tree Location
Who to Contact
Website
On Your House
Get everyone safely out of your house. Use your cellphone or go to a neighbor’s house and call 9-1-1
Find resources for identifying forest pests, how to encourage forest health and prevent and treat diseases and infestations and more about problem forest insects and diseases in Fairfax County.
Community Complaint Form - submit or search for complaints about possible illegal land clearing, tree removal, zoning, property maintenance or land use/construction code violations
Video
How to recognize the signs of poor tree health and learn what to do if a tree falls in your yard.
Construction
Tree Management
Fairfax County Tree Management
Fairfax County strives to enhance the quality of life in our community by ensuring the vitality of the urban forest and preserving the natural environment. Compatibility between the developed and natural communities is promoted through science, education, shared knowledge and strong partnerships. The Urban Forest Management Division (UFMD) is the primary county agency responsible for ensuring that development plans comply with the Tree Conservation Ordinance and monitoring pests that threaten the health of the forest in Fairfax County.
