According to the National Weather Service in Sacramento, Northern California is expected to have serious winds through Monday nights. As a precaution, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, commonly referred to as PG&E, has said they may shut off service to prevent fires.
"We are working directly with first responders and state and local agencies to help prepare for this potential safety event. We are conducting outreach to customers in potentially affected areas and also doing special outreach to PG&E customers who are on Medical Baseline," PG&E said in a statement.
According to KRON-TV, power may be turned off in these high risk areas:
• Lake County (Clearlake, Clearlake Oaks, Clearlake Park, Cobb, Finley, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Lower Lake, Middletown)
• Napa County (Angwin, Calistoga, Deer Park, Lake Berryessa, Napa, Pope Valley, Saint Helena)
• Sonoma County (Cloverdale, Geyserville, Healdsburg, Santa Rosa)
• Yuba County (Brownsville, Camptonville, Challenge, Dobbins, Marysville, Oregon House, Strawberry Valley)
• Butte County (Berry Creek, Brush Creek, Clipper Mills, Feather Falls, Forbestown, Oroville)
• Sierra County (Alleghany, Downieville, Goodyears Bar, Pike City, Sierra City)
• Placer County (Alta, Applegate, Auburn, Baxter, Colfax, Dutch Flat, Emigrant Gap, Foresthill, Gold Run, Loomis, Meadow Vista, Weimar)
• Nevada County (Chicago Park, Grass Valley, Nevada City, North San Juan, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, Soda Springs, Washington)
• El Dorado County (Aukum, Camino, Coloma, Cool, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, Fair Play, Garden Valley, Georgetown, Greenwood, Grizzly Flats, Kelsey, Kyburz, Mount Aukum, Omo Ranch, Pacific House, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Shingle Springs, Silver Fork, Somerset, Strawberry, Twin Bridges)
• Amador County (Fiddletown, Jackson, Pine Grove, Pioneer, Plymouth, Sutter Creek, Volcano)
• Plumas County (La Porte)Calaveras (Glencoe, Mokelumne Hill, Mountain Ranch, Rail Road Flat, West Point, Wilseyville)
The utility company is encouraging customers to stock up on necessary food and water, as well as basic necessities.
PG&E urges customers to be prepared for possible proactive power shut off for some customers in portions of the following counties: Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Yuba, Butte, Sierra, Placer, Nevada, El Dorado, Plumas, Calaveras & Amador. Check out prep tips here: https://t.co/Zt8bW6JYAa pic.twitter.com/22qyOstFaT
— PG&E (@PGE4Me) October 14, 2018
PG&E are also asking customers to:
• Learn whether their home or business is in or near a high fire-threat area on the CPUC High Fire-Threat District map. Customers also can visit pge.com/wildfiresafety to enter their address and find out if their home or business is served by an electric line that may be turned off for safety during high wildfire threats.
• Update their contact information at pge.com/mywildfirealerts or by calling 1-866-743-6589 during normal business hours. PG&E will use this information to alert customers in advance of turning off their electric service for safety, when and where possible.
• Prepare for and practice an emergency plan to keep themselves, their families and/or employees emergency-ready and safe during an outage. Keep in mind family members who are elderly, younger children and pets. Information and tips including a safety plan checklist are available at pge.com/wildfiresafety.
Here's what the National Weather Service predicted:
A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of #NorCal due to gusty winds & dry conditions tonight through Monday. Please use caution & practice fire safety this weekend! #CAwx pic.twitter.com/Dkj92XJd8X
— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) October 13, 2018
The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded to a Red Flag Warning across the North Bay Mountains and East Bay Hills. The Red Flag Warning goes into effect midnight Sunday and goes through noon Monday. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/sCahwivuME
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) October 13, 2018
Strong wind gusts are expected through Monday night across portions of #NorCal increasing the fire weather danger. Be sure to practice fire safety with these tips. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/8UKs9OSvwv
— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) October 13, 2018
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