Neighbors work together to save homes from falling trees in Cascade
Dec 17, 2025
High winds swept through much of Idaho on Wednesday, causing damage across the state including in Cascade, where several homes were hit by falling trees.At the Leisure Time RV Park, neighbors jumped into action to stop unstable
trees from crashing into homes.RELATED | Thousands are without power as 55mph gusts blow through Valley CountyJoel Pak, who lives in the park, said hes been dealing with downed trees all day. On Wednesday, he and neighbors acted quickly to protect his neighbor David Steeces house. WATCH: How Joel and his neighbors worked together to save David's house: Neighbors work together to save homes from falling trees in CascadeUsing a winch on another neighbors truck, they tied a cable around the tree and pulled it down away from the house.We have a great community here, and I'm so glad everybody's pitching in to look out for each other, said David Steece, who lives at Leisure Time RV Park and works as the caretaker.Steece said this wasnt the only tree to come down near his home during the storm; nearly his entire backyard of trees came down too, damaging his fence.The wind and the rain was going pretty good, and I thought, man, my gazebo is about to fly off, so I opened the back door and just then I saw the trees start to fall and it was like dominoes, Steece said.While many homes were unscathed, some houses and trailers in the park sustained extensive damage.We did the best we could. But we saved a few homes, but unfortunately, some homes got destroyed," Pak said. Were just happy that the residents and everybody was safe.Residents say some trees are still unstable. They have been marking them for removal in hopes of preventing more damage if high winds return.
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