PG&E shuts off the power in Northern California to prevent fires

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Lessons learned? 87,000 without power in Northern California to prevent fires.

lights out in Northern California to prevent fires, PG&E shuts off the power in Northern California to prevent fires
Lights out for at least 87,000 customers in Northern California to prevent fires.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. shut off power to roughly 87,000 customers in Northern California on Sunday night, in anticipation of gusty winds and dangerous fire conditions. [SFGate]

The region, which includes Napa and Sonoma counties, was forecast to have weather conditions conducive to wildfires, including low humidity and winds reaching up to 60 miles per hour. Some 60,000 households remain without power as of Monday afternoon. [NPR]

The company announced that most households will regain power within 24 hours, with some outages possibly continuing into Tuesday. [PG&E]

The warning comes only a year after the so-called Fire Siege of October 2017, when some 170 fires burned at least 245,000 acres in Northern California. The fires killed 44 people and burned down 6,000 homes in Sonoma County. [NBC News]

Local authorities blamed PG&E in June for last year’s destructive fires, which were mainly sparked by winds knocking down power poles. The company is expected to pay billions in damages. [AP]

More than 22 million people will remain under “red flag warnings,” which signal dire fire threats, in both northern and southern regions of the state until the perilous weather conditions dissipate. [CNN]

Is the next mega fire for October 2018?

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3 Comments

  1. The power company is screwed with these fires. If they leave the power on, they get blamed for starting them, but if they turn it off the fire hydrants don’t work so they still get the heat (get it?) for the disaster.

  2. THE LAUGHING MAN SAYS; HHHHMMMMNNNN? THIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA FOR NOW …..YET? WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GET A THIRD OR FOURTH BONUS G.S.M. WINTER/SEASONS AND THE OFFSHORE WINDS BLOW LIKE THIS FOUR 7 DAYS OR EVEN A FORTNIGHT???? THE ITEMS IN THE ICEBOX WILL START TO ROT TURNING INTO A FUNGUS FARM AND DON’T GET ME STARTED ON THE INTERNET WITH DRAWL SYNDROME..!?

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