Downed power lines burning

We had a little wind blow through town to day.
Downed wires burning asphalt

[@chronically.advocating]

Usually about 50 feet is sufficient to keep you safe. That is unless we're talking high lines in that 138 kV to 500 kV range. Then that safe distance is much greater more like 250 yards (750 feet). As far as getting out of a car don't do it unless you're in danger by staying in the vehicle like it's on fire. Then the safe way is to push yourself out of the car so you don't touch the vehicle and ground at the same time. Then you want to bunny hop to a safe distance making sure both feet leave the ground and touch the ground at the same time. Doing this eliminates a difference in potential allowing the electricity to continue flowing around you rather than through you. That being said if you're not in imminent danger by staying in the vehicle then by far the safest thing you can do is stay in the vehicle until the lines have been isolated.

[@ForestNinjaZero]

Don't stand that close to anything greater than 5kv, while the soil is saturated!

[@Moocowthegreat]

Alright folks! I am here standing next to downed power lines on wet grass filming the vicinity going up in flames!

[@randallfloyd842]

My brother is a pretty experienced climber. One job we had a big "uh-oh" where he sailed a cherry lead into the 3 phase. Never forget that sound. Safety first everybody

[@gregatkinson7276]

Speak english....

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

When did you and your brother had a big Uh Oh when he sailed a cherry lead into three phases when did that happen ? date month number of year

[@edsel519]

Are you sure you weren't cutting trees when this went down?😁

[@sandoshack]

Dumb comment

[@joecrozier3236]

Protect your WHOLE power system with fuses, reclosers, breakers. EVERY MILLIMETRE! Use the FASTEST POSSIBLE protections. Smaller fuses clear faults faster. (Current-limiting fuses - 1/100th of a second.) Don't buy trash! Pick vendors of QUALITY protections. NEVER forget that for fault protection to keep people safe, YOUR GROUNDS MUST BE GOOD! 1 ohm - OK. 100 ohms - people could die. Same for lightning protection. INSPECT > MAINTAIN > FIX > UPGRADE > REPEAT

[@agpawpaw5912]

Thanks for such priceless information!

[@arborist460]

We cut around that stuff everyday....you don't get a second chance

[@gregatkinson7276]

He should just go over and hold those wires up so they stop arcing and causing hazard and waste of power.

[@ryanyork837]

That's only 7200 volts

[@featurebreaker]

Looks like the cable tv line was also affected

[@petershea3131]

Thank you Daniel.

[@graysquirreltreeservice7299]

Awesome video and information 😁👍as always

[@psullivan40]

Dangerous stuff. Down the street from our house, a car hit a pole and it fell to the ground. The car started to catch fire so the driver and passenger got out, luckily without touching the wires. However, when the firemen got there they couldn't do anything until the power company shut the power off. I heard them on the scanner, they had to just stand there and watch the car burn until the power company came and shut off the power. The car was totaled. Thanks for sharing.

[@agpawpaw5912]

Friend of my hit the pole by trying avoiding car accident. He fly out the windshield. Power line felt on his car and burn it. He was lucky

[@jayasmrmore3687]

Why did they not just drive away?

[@shannonbrooks8834]

Ever piss on an electric fence? Fireman know too well water and electricity don't mix.

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

What year was it when you lost your friend?

[@murphy4trees]

I was a child, but old enough to rememebr the funeral well ( so late 1960s)... They were both burned to an unrecognizable char. The thought is horrifying...

[@KevinLyons-gn7eu]

@@murphy4trees so you said you lost your friend in the 1960s when did it happen date month number of year?

[@Calling321]

The McMuffins will be toasty today.

[@skyking6989]

Your way way to close dude

[@whoisharo4689]

Omg thats so loud

[@brodyowens4620]

Damn !

[@भारतपगी]

B

[@PERTEKofficial]

🐝

[@lilsept77]

I always though would there ever be a such thing of wireless electricity and wireless transformers. Wireless would be safer.

[@VIKEHV]

Wireless is safer but impossible.

[@richardcranium3417]

Here’s the trick. Don’t touch the wire. This dude realizes I hope that the cable tv or telephone is probably tied to the same pole ground putting them all at the same potential.lots of “I used to be a lineman” types out there. (They really only went through the first few weeks of climbing school and realized they were scared to death of heights so they know enough to be dangerous.) “I used to be a lineman...,” Nah, you weren’t. You were a beginning climber or apprentice.

[@jayasmrmore3687]

@@VIKEHV well solar is wireless

[@Dooguk]

@@jayasmrmore3687 Solar energy is not electical energy, it has to be converted.