After a wildfire threatened the First Nations community of Pukatawagan in July 2022 and damaged lengthy sections of the sole distribution power line feeding it, approximately 2,000 residents were forced to evacuate the small, remote town in Northern Manitoba, Canada. To return home as soon as possible, the evacuated residents needed a reliable source of power while Manitoba Hydro worked to replace 77 fire-damaged wood poles. Manitoba Hydro is a provincial Crown corporation and the province’s major energy utility.