Help Investigate PG&E’s Power Lines | KQED

Help Investigate PG&E’s Power Lines | KQED

Our map is not very reassuring when you look at the power lines with risky circuits + the fire danger. So get out there; take photos, report problems to KQED (AND PG&E if you are so inclined). Fire Season 2021 will likely come early this year. (The image is along the Occidental Rd corridor)

Epic fires throughout California in recent years have highlighted the urgency of preparation, and exposed vast vulnerabilities. Heading into wildfire season, which given the already hot, dry conditions this spring, is expected to potentially be among the most dangerous on record, we wanted to get a better understanding of how dangerous PG&E’s power lines really are.

So we created a map that shows the riskiest power lines in PG&E’s grid — based on data from a recent audit by the California Public Utilities Commission Wildfire Safety Division — and layered it on top of areas that the CPUC has identified for “extreme” and “elevated” wildfire danger for this year. Our map also includes the electric circuits where PG&E believes there is high risk of a tree igniting by catching sparks from a power line or hitting a utility pole.

https://www.kqed.org/news/11873113/help-us-investigate-pges-power-lines