The reason why this is not airplanes with freakin lasers on their noses is because the military controls those, and because there would be radar logs.
They don't need billion-dollar flying laser systems to do this. They can have one guy drive around along the back roads and occasionally toss a burning road-flares in the bushes. Would it be smarter to involve dozens of people on the ground and in the air, or use one guy with a car?
Looks a like illumination flares w/ parachutes.
No. It looks like battlefield illumination flares. They have heat resistant parachutes or streamers to lengthen the decent time.
Its surprisingly difficult to find pics of them… Here is the best I could find in 2 minutes, the American version:
https://www.imef.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/535398/vmgr-352-lights-up-night-sky-for-battlefield-illumination-mission/
No. There were high winds across the state; and they know from experience that wind can bring untrimmed trees and powerlines into contact. And conditions were tinder dry.
The problem here was poor forestry management leading to a build up of highly combustible underbrush and the power companies not trimming trees.
Here is that video, see 0:23.
The light comes from something in the guy's hand and creates a lens flair. It's either a LED flashlight or the flash from a cellphone camera.
And, of course, the guy who made this video was too stupid to make the connection.
Oh yeah. I've seen this guy before. I still can't figure out if he actually believes his bullshit or if it's some kind of parody for his own amusement.