Pacific Gas & Electric is taking preventative measures this weekend as fire season kicks into high gear by shutting off power to several communities in California…
Pacific Gas & Electric is taking preventative measures this weekend as fire season kicks into high gear by shutting off power to several communities in California’s Bay Area. The response comes as part of new guidelines instituted by the company last September during the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record.
PG&E power lines have been blamed for sparking many of California’s worst fires in recent years, including the Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and burned through nearly 20,000 structures last November.
Some of the first red flag warnings of the season were issued on Friday due to the high fire risk south of San Jose all the way north to Redding.
PG&E said it will be shutting down power to parts of Yolo, Napa and Sonoma counties on Saturday.
