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If it's 120 volt with battery back-up you need an electrician. If it's only battery operated, you just need a good battery or new smoke detector.
what is the contractor doing? if he is atop a structure,outside, metal object in his hand,yes it would be easier.
It's easier for it to hit a conductor! :-)
Lightning is the static discharge of electricity that builds up between the clouds and earth. The charge actually goes up from the ground to the clouds, even though the lightning appears to travel from the clouds down. (there is a complicated reason). This is why your skin will tingle and your hair will stand just before lightning strikes you. During a good rain storm, the rain drops will carry the static charge to the ground and no lightning will take place. There are occasions when the charge is excessive even with rain and lightning strikes. From flash to bang, count the number of seconds and divide by 5. So if 5 seconds go by between lightning and thunder, it is one mile away. Lightning rods work in the way that they continuously allow the static to trickle to ground and no charge builds up.
