Here's the only strategy that I know of.
1. Get trained as a linesman for a power utility.
2. Obtain, and maintain, the needed equipment at all times. This includes things like a 30' "hot stick" a bucket truck with an insulated boom, rubber gloves and bibs, remote voltage sensors and breaker manipulating tools.
3. Be ready and able to use these tools at any time.
Look, I know there's all sorts of Walter Mitty adventures we go through in our heads, and I know "run away" isn't always a strategy anyone wants to hear, but in real life that's often the best thing to do.
Let me put this to you another way.
Look at this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAHRWeQhz3cThe line is likely STILL LIVE after the boom! You saw what it can do...those folks were a little too close, but at least they stay back.
Graphic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Y-axZqMAI
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