McDowell Northwest, Inc., an ADSC contractor member, had a daunting task ahead of them. GIS International had approached them with a proposal for a particularly challenging residential project in Bellevue Washington. 

In 2019, PG&E pled guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter after regulators found that the 2018 California Camp Fire (the most destructive and dangerous fire in California’s history at the time) was sparked by poorly maintained power line equipment.

The powerline detector is a safety feature that will warn the operator if they are at a predetermined distance from powerful electrical currents.