I live in an area of rural Australia that is prone to bushfire. They shut off our power whenever the fire risk gets high. We don't lose critical infrastructure

I live in an area of rural Australia that is prone to bushfire. They shut off our power whenever the fire risk gets high. We don't lose critical infrastructure (water, communications, etc.) because backup generators exist. It would be unheard of to not have backup generators for critical services like these, even barring wildfire risk. Random power outages happen; sometimes a tree falls or sometimes a truck hits a utility pole. This is not to absolve Maui's government of responsibility. It is clear than a LOT of severe and unforgivable mistakes were made that day. But the power company really should have shut the power off.