“One wing touches each of the conductors, and they turn into a light bulb…Happens all the time.” – Zach Nichols, a Cal Fire battalion chief speaking of a June fire that destroyed 1,127 acres in California sparked by a bird‘s contact with Solar Panels.
Sorry, not sorry — the subject of fire and birds is not one that should be swept away. Especially in this rural area, where we are physically unequipped to handle a major fire. Mad props to our wonderful, volunteer Marrs Fire Department, but they have also recognized and admitted, they don’t’ have the proper tools or manpower to handle an electrical fire.
Hug your babies tonight.