When sparks fly, wildfire ignites.

Utilities face a catastrophic trend: Exacerbated by hot, dry conditions, utility infrastructure —particularly transmission and distribution lines —have ignited wildfires, causing power outages and destruction.

To reduce liability and risk, many are implementing wildfire mitigation plans. And part of that strategy is hyper-focused weather forecasting tools: Introducing Energy Event Index with Wildfire.

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Year-round wildfire risk planning.

The traditional “fire season” used to be late summer through fall. Today, however, high-alert wildfire season stretches year-round. For utilities that means fire risk awareness and mitigation activities cannot slip off their radar.

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Wildfires. As catastrophic as hurricanes and tornadoes.

Increases in wildfire season length, frequency, intensity and burned area have been linked by multiple studies to climate change.

This alarming trend had PG&E searching for a better method to prepare for future weather-based events.

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Bigger risks. Bigger investments.

With increased frequency and reach of wildfires, public and private entities are emphasizing the need for fire-weather forecasting technology.

Find out how infrastructure funds are leading to mitigation and proactive response investments.

Schedule a demonstration with a DTN weather analytics expert today.

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