Well run power distribution do not start fires. There are standards for how close tree limbs can be to a power line. PG&E asked for money to meet those standa

Well run power distribution do not start fires. There are standards for how close tree limbs can be to a power line. PG&E asked for money to meet those standards. PG&E accepted that money. Then PG&E didn't meet those standards. Sure acts of god, environmental changes, and other unusual issues start fires. However California has been hot and dry periodically and the existing standards provide good protection... it's just that PG&E is not meeting them.