Wildfire Hazard to Transmission Lines

Transmission lines often pass through mountainous areas where forest and brush fires have become a growing threat given factors linked to climate change. This has made wildfire an increasingly important risk

Southern California Wildfire Risk - Is Your Site Safe This Month?

Should utilities turn off electricity when wildfire risk is high? – Daily Democrat

Hawaiian Electric CEO's bonus lacked incentive to cut wildfire risk, documents show

Xcel cuts power in Boulder amid wildfire risk from high winds

PG&E slows underground power line plan aimed at avoiding wildfire risk

Is Burying Power Lines Fire-Prevention Magic, or Magical Thinking? - Inside Climate News

Transmission Line Fires – PPL First Responder Utility Training

Hawaiian Electric Knew Wildfires in Maui Were a Growing Risk, But Waited Years to Act - WSJ

PG&E, in Reversal, to Bury Power Lines in Fire-Prone Areas - WSJ

Utility Liability and Grid Modernization: A Path to Reducing Wildfire Risk and Protecting Consumers, Georgetown Environmental Law Review

Climate change and old power lines increase wildfire risk : NPR

California wildfire began minutes after high-voltage power line broke

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Fireline and Burnout

WATCH: The Fire Line: Wildfire in Colorado – The Denver Post

Media coverage of wildfires: Where should reporters draw the line?

Report Calls Forest Service Response to 2016 Big Sur Fire a

Life on fire line is netherworld of danger, courage – Orange