Transport and energy infrastructure ignite wildfires
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Power networks, railways, roads and vehicles can ignite vegetation through equipment faults, contact, sparks or hot components, especially during dangerous fire weather.
#00262Manage power-line vegetation and asset condition
Inspect, maintain and prioritize electrical assets and nearby vegetation using ignition risk, weather exposure and consequence rather than fixed cycles alone.
#00263Use covered conductors, fault detection and selective power shutoffs
Reduce utility ignitions with insulated or covered equipment, fast fault isolation and narrowly targeted de-energization during exceptional fire weather.
#00264Control railway, road and vehicle ignition sources
Reduce sparks and hot-material contact through rail maintenance, roadside fuel management, vehicle standards, detection and restrictions during extreme danger.