THIS 1S the time of year
when North Shore residents
experience more power
outages than normally.

Many factors can be responsible
for these outages, but often trees
are directly or indirectly related.
Wind and snow on their own can
cause power outages, by breaking
or shorting out power lines.

Tree Talk
By Brian Fisher

Tree contact with powerlines is a
big factor. Trees blowing-in the
wind can come in contact with
overhead wires and cause a short.
’ This in turn may cause the power
lines to overload and the power
company protective system to take
over.

Powerlines, on the streets, like
those in our homes, have circuit
breakers or fuses and under certain
circumstances they wiil blow. They
are not however, as sensitive as our
home circuit breakers.

The electrical power system is
designed to try to continue to
deliver power even when there are
minor difficulties, for instance, a
small branch falling on the lines.
These minor problems wil! not
blow circuits, otherwise we would
have power outages all of the time.

This is one of the reasons that
extreme caution is required when
doing tree work near power lines.
Tree companies who are authoriz-
ed by B.C. Hydro to work near
energized power lines have special
operating procedures to protect the
workmen and the lines.

There are several different types
of power lines and we should be
conscious of them and their prox-
imity to our trees. Trees and power
iine wires do not mix and in addi-
tion to power outages, there is real
danger created when trees touch
powerlines.

Trees can actually become
energized and a person could suf-
fer electrical shock just standing
next to or touching the tree.

The power lines that run from
the street lines to our houses are
called service wires. These carry
220 volts and could cause a nasty
shock. The clearance of these lines
is our responsibility.

Check to ensure that there is a
good three feet (1 metre) of clear-
ance between the line and any
branch or part of any tree. If you
de not have this clearance, have a
qualified tree service company
clear it for you.

Never let children (or anyone
else, for that matter) climb ia a
tree that is close to a power tine.

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