I work for the City of Orlando FD.... tree work on the side ..... started as a hobby to get more time on rope. I teach tech rescue classes and it was a good way to stay up on rope use. Really liked it and have taken on jobs as a second income. I still do it just because I enjoy it.... getting better at pruning and technical removals, but have a lot to still learn. I climb SRT , not much time on Gaffs.
I also am red carded by the state as a sawyer, still enjoy some contract falling on the fire lines. No brush fires from my current employer, everything is built up in the downtown corridor.
I also do some select timber cutting in the western NC area around Highlands NC. The money I earn from that pays for my family property in that area.
The picture is from a removal yesterday that was on a house, 3 live oaks. Running my newly ported Miller Mod Saws 7900.... bad ass saw.
Still learning every day cutting and enjoying it.