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Julia Sulek @ Silicon Valley · today 08:00 EDT

How fire scientist in charge of California power shutoffs uses a ‘time machine’

A 2019 power shut off that lasted for days and affected nearly a million customers prompted a fierce backlash, but Strenfel's role grew out of the horrific tragedies of the fires in Paradise and Santa Rosa.

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