Transfer Switch

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Emergency Power

Working definition

A device that transfers selected electrical circuits between utility power and an alternate supply such as a generator.

In plain language

A device that transfers selected electrical circuits between utility power and an alternate supply such as a generator.

Why it matters

Transfer Switch is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.

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Tecnobosque explanation reviewed 12 September 2026. Source definitions are authoritative within their stated jurisdiction; the explanatory text above is an independent technical synthesis.