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Steeling The State For The Future Of Fire

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PG&E transmission line towers on the Caribou-Palermo line are seen adjacent to the Feather River in Butte County, near the spot where the Camp Fire began. In February, PG&E said it's "probable" that its equipment caused the blaze, the deadliest and most destructive in modern California history. Cal Fire investigators later confirmed that to be the case.
Transmission towers on PG&E's Caribou-Palermo line (lower right) are seen adjacent to the Feather River in Butte County, near the spot where the Camp Fire began in November 2018. Broken equipment on a Caribou-Palermo tower touched off the blaze, which authorities say killed 84 people. (Josh Edelson/AFP-Getty Images)

Steeling The State For The Future Of Fire

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