When failure occurs… Utility pole fires are common and should be treated with great respect by firefighters. Pole fires are normally caused by the failure of insulators, switches, catastrophic failure of transformers or oil-filled switching equipment. Some poles used in the utility industry today are highly conductive as a result of preservatives used to treat […] Read more
[post-views]Arriving at the scene of a pole fire. What to do?
When failure occurs… Utility pole fires are common and should be treated with great respect by firefighters. Pole fires are normally caused by the failure of insulators, switches, catastrophic failure of transformers or oil-filled switching equipment. Some poles used in the utility industry today are highly conductive as a result of preservatives used to treat […]