National Grid maps its wildfire risk
From With Great Power by GridX and Latitude Studios
March 3, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 66
About this episode
Casey Kirkpatrick discusses how National Grid is preparing for the increasing threat of wildfires in the Northeast.
Casey Kirkpatrick explains how the utility is preparing for larger, more frequent wildfires across the Northeast.
People in this episode
Guest: Casey Kirkpatrick
Topics covered
- wildfire risk
- utility preparation
- climate change
- Northeast
- infrastructure
Keywords
- wildfire
- National Grid
- Northeast
- utility
- climate change
- risk management
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Grid
Places: Northeast
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