PG&E to shut off power in North Bay because of wildfire risk
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will shut off power to about 1,600 North Bay customers on Saturday due to the risk of wildfire, the utility announced late Friday night.
The outage is scheduled to begin about 6 a.m. and run through at least Saturday afternoon.
Parts of Napa, Solano and Yolo counties will be affected.
#PSPS Alert: We will begin proactively turning off power in portions of Napa, Solano & Yolo counties (approx. 1,600 customers) at approx. 6AM Saturday (6/8) continuing at least thru Sat. afternoon. Prep information here: https://t.co/M5oqnoZMtY pic.twitter.com/gVaA8hvjAW
— PG&E (@PGE4Me) June 8, 2019
A red-flag warning is in effect for those areas. The National Weather Service issues red-flag warnings when warm temperatures, very low humidity and stronger winds produce an increased risk of fire danger.
Amid similar conditions last November, the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history was ignited by PG&E electrical transmission lines near Pulga in Butte County. The Camp Fire, as it came to be called, killed 85 people and destroyed 14,000 homes.
The utility has also advised about 21,000 customers in Butte, Yuba, Nevada, El Dorado and Placer counties that their power could be turned off starting about 9 p.m. Saturday.
Check back for updates.