If you spot what looks like a huge chainsaw dangling from a helicopter, it's part of a FirstEnergy program. Here's what ...

FirstEnergy this week started deploying a helicopter-mounted aerial saw to proactively trim trees and vegetation along high-voltage power lines in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. So, ...

Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is using a helicopter equipped with an aerial saw to trim trees and ensure proper clearance around more than 400 miles of ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Residents in Shreveport, Bossier, and surrounding areas may have heard and seen something unusual in the air this month as Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), took ...

A team contracted by Eversource trims trees away from transmission lines in Middletown, Connecticut, on Jan. 6, 2026 using a saw suspended from a helicopter. If you’ve ever lost power during a storm, ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) routinely trims trees located near power lines as a way to prevent outages in the event of severe weather. The most efficient way to do that in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio residents may notice low-flying helicopters carrying large saws this fall, as FirstEnergy begins trimming trees and vegetation along high-voltage transmission lines in ...

Duke Energy will trim trees along high-voltage power lines in the Bloomington area in the next few days. Here’s what you need to know. When will Duke Energy trim trees in the Greene, Owen, Monroe and ...