Intense wildfires damage transmission and distribution systems in their paths, challenging you to stay operational.

You expect utility poles to keep conductor off the ground, withstand fire and help keep your system working. Today, depending on where your utility is located, you also may need to consider whether the utility poles contribute to a wildfire.

But how do you do that when there is no industry agreement on what pole materials are required?

In this webinar, experts from three Western utilities bring their individual views on pole selection, and how fire changes their decisions. Standards leaders for SDG&E, Xcel Energy and Snohomish County PUD in Washington will discuss what poles they’ve chosen for use in their territories, and what criteria they used to make those decisions.

From these experts in mitigating fire risk, you’ll learn about:

• The influence of specific geography and fire tiers in selecting pole material
• Which stakeholders must be considered
• Advice for those just starting out or considering revising their approach in systematic material planning for fire hardening