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Kootenai Electric Cooperative crews work on a power line. Line maintenance plays a key role in mitigating the risk of electrical line fires.

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Utilities: Fire prevention requires close attention to conditions
August 31, 2023 1:08 a.m.

Utilities: Fire prevention requires close attention to conditions

The interaction of electrical lines and the landscape around them, especially trees, often ends badly; it can cause power outages any time of year, but in the summer in particular, it can cause fires. Keeping fires from happening requires close attention to power lines and the areas around them, and that’s not just a summer job.