Lightning Protection in California

Being the most populated state with 37,253,956 residents, and the third biggest with 163,696 square miles, California has relativity few cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, with an average of 86,100 annually (pdf). On June 9, 2009, lightning touched the ground 6,257 times in a 24 hour period in California. One of the major issues with lighting striking trees is that the tree can smolder for several days before bursting into flames.

In 2009 there were 2 deaths caused by lightning and 14 injured in California. The best way to prevent personal or property loss is by installing a lightning protection system. These can be added to your home, office, bard, silo and even your tree!

KLP, Inc. provides lightning protection design, lightning grounding design, tech support, certification in addition to a full line of UL listed lightning rod parts and lightning conductors. All lightning rod parts and grounding equipment meet or exceed criteria set forth by the NFPA780, the LPI175 and UL96A. We offer complete installation as well as Underwriters' Laboratories Master Label Service and Lightning Protection Institute Certification.