>>State regulators point out that overall, only about 10 percent or less of the state’s wildfires are triggered by power line issues. But they acknowledge the s

>>State regulators point out that overall, only about 10 percent or less of the state’s wildfires are triggered by power line issues. But they acknowledge the state’s 176,000-mile system of overhead electrified lines has played a role in igniting some of the biggest and most destructive fires in recent years. https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article221707650.html https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article221707650.html So fires will happen. But also with 176,000 MILES of wires through all kinds of terrain, there's a limit on how much they can do. Summertime those forests almost don't even need a spark to light up, it's so dry and full of combustible material. And then, a tree from 45 yards away falls on the wires...