Beyond Fire: Triple-I Interview Unravels Lightning-Risk Complexity

Lightning is a more complex peril than it is often given credit for being, according to Tim Harger, executive director of the Lightning Protection Institute (LPI).

In a recent interview with Triple-I CEO Sean Kevelighan, Harger discussed the importance of preparing for and preventing damage from this risk, which is second only to flooding when it comes to costly weather events.

People typically think about fire damage when they think about lightning. But Harger said, ‘Beyond the fire is the destruction of electrical wires and infrastructure that supports everything we do to communicate and to conduct business.’

If lighting strikes any of these structures, he said, ‘Activity is stopped.’