Wildfire Risk

Climate Change-Related Severe Weather Causes Widespread Power Outages

This is part two of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. Electricity production from fossil fuels is contributing...

Preventing Wildfires by Mimicking Ground Fault Interrupters

When electrical systems are installed in residences, safety is a primary consideration. Among other technologies designed to keep people...

How Do Wildfires Spread So Quickly?

This past weekend, much of Northwest Oregon was issued a red flag warning by the National Weather Service, one of the earliest such...

Rolling Blackouts: The Last Choice for Wildfire Prevention

Though often called rolling blackouts in the news, a better term for an outage used as a safety measure to prevent wildfires is...

Three Key Factors for Preventing Power Line Wildfires

When drought conditions occur, wildfires can be caused by power line faults. While current mitigation techniques are somewhat effective,...

Calculating Risk of Wildfires Caused by Faulted Electric Power Lines

Prescient's innovative wildfire risk assessment tool can calculate the risk of a faulted power lines causing nearby vegetation to ignite.

How Do Power Lines Cause Wildfires?

In this post, we’ll take a deeper look at factors that influence power line-based wildfires, as well as preventative measures.