Some departments are trained in shutting down the power to a building via cutting the service line to the building. LAFD does this as response times for power c

Some departments are trained in shutting down the power to a building via cutting the service line to the building. LAFD does this as response times for power companies are long. This incident involved high voltage lines which are a different problem. Taking these down requires a bucket truck and specialized tools and training. Firefighters have a lot of training but most of us stay away from electricity. Not to mention they would essentially have to have a specially trained crew that is trained and educated regularly for what are once in a decade type incidents. Scenes like this are an extremely rare situation, more then likely why it was highlighted in this group. Firefighters enjoy looking at cases like this and thinking about how they would deal with it in their jurisdiction.