If they can turn it on; they can turn it off…
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, Calif. - Many communities in Northern California are subject to having their power turned off over the next 24 hours by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) as a public safety measure.
PG&E could take action as early as late Saturday night, Oct. 13, 2018. The power may stay off part of Sunday.
There is a wind event expected on Sunday night, lasting into Monday morning, that is of concern to PG&E officials. We will be in a period of extreme fire danger with a Red Flag Warning in place from the National Weather Service from October 13 at 11:00 p.m. until October 15 at 11:00 p.m.
Several Northern California communities are listed in the 12 counties where proactive power turnoffs are planned. The only one in our immediate coverage area is Butte County. The communities listed are:
Butte County
Plumas County (La Porte)
Yuba County (Brownsville, Camptonville, Challenge, Dobbins, Marysville, Oregon House, Strawberry Valley)
Napa County (Angwin, Calistoa, Deer Park, Lake Berryessa, Napa, Pope Valley, Saint Helena)
Sonoma County (Cloverdale, Geyserville, Healdsburg, Santa Rosa)
Lake County (Clearlake, Clearlake Oaks, Clearlake Park, Cobb, Finley, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Lower Lake and Middletown)
Sierra County (Alleghany, Downieville, Goodyear's 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 (Aukim, 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)
Calaveras County (Glencoe, Mokelumne Hill, Mountain Ranch, Rail Road Flat, West Point, Wilseyville)