Re:discharged... (Score 1)

Firefighters do not (or aren't supposed to) do anything with live wires besides set up a perimeter and wait for our guys with bucket trucks. They wouldn't have a meter for that purpose. Even linemen with the utility I work for don't use their meters to test the voltage on a downed wire. It's just too dangerous, because if a downed wire is still energized, it can energize everything around it. Hell, not even all of our line crews have a High Voltage Meter on their truck, let alone one set up for multiple voltage classes (Distribution vrs Transmission have different meters). Rule of thumb for anyone, utility workers and fire fighters included, is stay at least 15 to 20 feet away from the wire until an open point is created or verified.