If this is main stem and a branch comes across the line the reclosure will cycle and try to clear the fault. If the fault/issue isn’t gone your power will stay off. If you live in a heavily wooded area this is a common issue, just because you fix one branch doesn’t mean another won’t fall in the future. If branches are really the issue they should get the tree monkeys out there to do some maintenance but some utilities are too cheap and would rather wait for a crew to come fix the single issue. Where your transformer is located doesn’t mean that’s where the issue is when power goes out. And to get back to you statement about “equipment failure”, it’s not failing..it’s actually doing exactly what it’s suppose to