Emergency Tree Removal in Northglenn, CO

A tree on your house is not a job that waits for a convenient day. Arbol De Fuego Services handles emergency tree removal across Northglenn and the north Denver metro: trees down on roofs, trunks split by wet snow, big cottonwoods leaning after a wind storm lifted the roots, and trees blocking driveways and doors. We are a family crew based in Northglenn, and hazard calls go to the front of our schedule.

Call (720) 210-3718 with your address and a description of what happened. A text with a photo helps us bring the right equipment the first time.

What Makes a Removal an Emergency

Most of our removals are planned weeks out. An emergency removal is different because the tree is already causing damage or is about to:

• A tree or large limb resting on the roof, a garage, a fence, or a car
• A trunk that has split down the middle and could go either way
• A tree leaning noticeably after a storm, with the root plate lifted on one side
• A large tree blocking a driveway, a walkway, or a door
• A dead tree that dropped a major limb and clearly has more to give

The north metro gets these calls in clusters: after the wet April snowstorms that land on trees already in leaf, and after the fall wind events that come down out of the foothills across Broomfield, Westminster, and Northglenn. Cottonwoods and Siberian elms, the two most common big trees in older Northglenn neighborhoods, are also the two most likely to fail in those storms.

What’s Included

• A same day or next day site visit whenever the schedule allows, with hazard calls first
• A written estimate before any cutting starts
• Controlled sectional removal: the tree comes down in pieces, lowered by rope where needed, so nothing else gets crushed
• Trunk sections cut and hauled, brush chipped
• The area raked and blown clean
• An itemized invoice for your insurance claim

Our Process

1. You call. Tell us what fell, what it is resting on, and whether anyone is hurt or a line is involved. If a line is involved, we tell you to call Xcel first.
2. We assess on site. We look at how the tree is loaded, what is holding it up, and what could move when a cut is made. Then we give you a written number.
3. Make safe. The first cuts are the ones that stop the damage from getting worse: relieving a trunk off a roof, clearing the driveway, getting a hanger down.
4. Sectional removal. We work from the tips back toward the trunk, lowering sections so they land where we want them.
5. Cleanup. Chips, logs, and debris leave with us. If the root plate tore up the lawn, we can backfill and sod.

Signs a Tree Is About to Fail

If you see these on a tree near the house after a storm, call before it becomes a bigger job:

• Fresh cracks running down the trunk or through a major union
• Soil heaving or a gap opening on one side of the base
• A lean that was not there last week
• Large limbs hanging by a strip of bark
• A hollow or rotten section exposed where a limb tore off

A tree in this condition is safer and cheaper to take down now than after it finishes falling. If it is dead but stable, our dead or hazardous tree removal page covers the planned version of this job.

What It Costs

Emergency removals are priced the same way as any removal: by the size of the tree, what it is resting on, how much rigging it takes to bring it down without adding damage, and how much has to be hauled. A tree down in an open yard is a modest job. A cottonwood across a roof with a fence on both sides is not. Either way you get a written estimate on site before we start, and the invoice matches the estimate. We do not add a surcharge for the word emergency.

Service Area

We respond to emergency tree calls in Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster, Federal Heights, Broomfield, Commerce City, and the surrounding north Denver metro. For post storm yard cleanup once the hazard is handled, see storm damage cleanup.

What counts as an emergency tree removal?

A tree or large limb that is on a structure or vehicle, a trunk that has split and could fall any direction, a tree leaning after the root plate lifted, or a tree blocking your only access. If people could get hurt or the damage is getting worse by the hour, it is an emergency.

How quickly can you come?

Call (720) 210-3718 first thing. Hazard calls go ahead of scheduled work, and we are often on site the same day or the next morning. During a big regional storm every crew in the north metro is booked, so the earlier you call the better.

Will you work with my insurance company?

Yes. We give you a written estimate before we start and an itemized invoice when we finish, which is what adjusters ask for. Take photos of the damage before we move anything.

Can you remove a tree that is on my roof without causing more damage?

That is the whole point of doing it in sections. We support the trunk, cut from the tips back, and lower pieces with ropes so nothing drops onto the roof. The roof damage that already happened stays what it is; our job is not to add to it.

What if the tree is on a power line?

Call Xcel Energy first. We do not touch anything in contact with an energized line. Once the utility clears it, we take the tree the rest of the way down.