Live cameras across the Central Coast help firefighters spot wildfires in remote areas
PG&E
and last updated 2021-03-12 00:34:08-05
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is growing its network of fire-watch cameras and weather stations in California, including on the Central Coast.
The cameras provide a bird s eye view of the terrain in high fire risk areas. We can see how fires are behaving and what weather conditions are affecting the areas where the cameras are located, explained Mark Mesesan, PG&E Spokesperson.
The utility company says that the fire cameras and weather stations are a result of increasing wildfire risks like high temperatures, extreme dryness, and high winds. It s also to prevent their equipment from starting wildfires in the future.
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PG&E to Deploy New Risk Modeling and Fire Spread Technology to Further Reduce Wildfire Risk
February 6, 2021 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 5, 2021
In a proposal filed today with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E or the Utility) detailed its ongoing strategy to reduce wildfire risk, increase situational awareness, and deploy new technology and models to help keep customers and communities safe. Improvements to its 2021 Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program were also proposed.
PG&E’s 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) enhances the company’s ongoing, comprehensive Community Wildfire Safety Program designed to address the growing threat of severe weather and wildfires across its service area.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has notified a targeted number of customers in small portions of Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Tuolumne counties about a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Monday night. Dry conditions combined with high wind gusts pose an increased risk for damage to the electric system that could ignite fires in areas with dry vegetation.
PG&E Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is open and the company’s meteorologists are monitoring the situation. In addition to the potential for a PSPS event in parts of PG&E service area, strong and gusty winds may cause flying debris and vegetation which can impact power lines and cause additional outages.
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