Eli5: Aren‘t firefighters afraid of getting electric shocks if they put out fires?

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When a house is on fire, they will usually use use water to put it out. But aren‘t they at risk of getting an electrical shock since there is usually still power in the house and they flood everything with water?

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They’re not going to wait for the utility companies to get there before they start firefighting, but they have dispatch get utility companies rolling to help secure them. Dispatch gives the on-scene commander an ETA if available.

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