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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 3775848, member: 77639&quot;]Power companies are in a tough spot ... partly of their own doing.&nbsp;&nbsp; If poles or lines go down or contact trees, they get the blame for the fire.&nbsp; If they turn off power, they get cursed for that.&nbsp; Partly their own doing because they haven&#039;t kept up with brush clearing and tree trimming.&nbsp; There are property rights limits on this though.&nbsp; In many cases, they aren&#039;t allowed wide enough easements to trim all trees that might fall on the lines.&nbsp; They also get flack from property owners who don&#039;t want their pretty redwoods wacked ... same folks who&#039;ll sue them after a fire.&nbsp; Government regs are partly at fault too.&nbsp; Building codes should require all new wires to be underground (where feasible) in fire-prone areas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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