Power cut to thousands in California to prevent wildfires
4 years, 2 months ago

Power cut to thousands in California to prevent wildfires

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of people in wine country were without power Thursday amid a fall heat wave that brought another round of extreme wildfire danger to large portions of already battered Northern California. Pacific Gas and Electric cut power starting Wednesday evening to more than 45,000 customers — about 100,000 people — mainly in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the San Francisco Bay Area. People are not happy, but there’s not much they can do about it,” said Collins, assistant manager at Silverado Ace Hardware store in Calistoga, a Napa County town of 5,000 people who were allowed to return home just last week after the Glass fire forced them out last month. Mark Quinlan, PG&E’s incident commander, said 12,000 more customers would have lost power Wednesday if not for PG&E’s new microtargeting, which state officials ordered after last year’s missteps.

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Palisades Fire Burns Homes in Wealthy Los Angeles Neighborhood
2 days, 3 hours ago

Palisades Fire Burns Homes in Wealthy Los Angeles Neighborhood

Live Mint  

-- A fast-moving wildfire ripped through an affluent area of Los Angeles, destroying homes and forcing thousands of people to evacuate as firefighters warned that conditions would worsen overnight. About 30,000 people were ordered to leave their homes on Tuesday after a brush fire erupted in the Pacific Palisades community, causing panic and traffic gridlock, with some abandoning their cars …

Pacific Palisades fire map: Track where hellish Los Angeles blaze is heading next in California
Top News
2 days, 4 hours ago

Pacific Palisades fire map: Track where hellish Los Angeles blaze is heading next in California

Daily Mail  

A huge section of southern California was ablaze Tuesday night as the Pacific Palisades fire continued to spread westward, a fire map shows. As of Tuesday evening, flames extend as far west as Malibu and as far east as Topanga State Park, according to the fire map released by the Los Angeles County Bureau of Land Management. More than 100 …

Strong winds drive wildfires, evacuations across California’s Los Angeles
2 days, 7 hours ago

Strong winds drive wildfires, evacuations across California’s Los Angeles

Al Jazeera  

California firefighters have battled wind-whipped wildfires that have torn across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes and clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled, straining resources as officials prepared for the situation to worsen. A blaze that started hours earlier ripped through the city’s Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, a hillside area along the coast dotted with celebrity residences and memorialised by …

California authorities issue 'imminent threat to life' warning as Palisades locals flee raging fire
2 days, 8 hours ago

California authorities issue 'imminent threat to life' warning as Palisades locals flee raging fire

Daily Mail  

Officials in Los Angeles have issued a dire warning as a massive inferno makes its way across the city - with hundreds of residents fleeing the Pacific Palisades. Meanwhile, more than 100 firefighters and strike teams are now working to battle the fire, which only ignited at around 10.30am Tuesday, Los Angeles Firefighter David Ortiz said. The fire blazing through …

Dangerous winds prompt Southern California Edison to shut off power to thousands of customers. Here’s where
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3 days, 7 hours ago

Dangerous winds prompt Southern California Edison to shut off power to thousands of customers. Here’s where

LA Times  

A “life-threatening and destructive” windstorm is forecast to last through Thursday, bringing with it severe fire danger and widespread power outages across Southern California. This is the third time in as many months that strong Santa Ana winds have prompted Southern California Edison to cut power to its customers. Elsewhere in Southern California, power outages were affecting more than two …

Here’s where 350,000 SoCal residents could lose power due to Santa Ana winds
1 month ago

Here’s where 350,000 SoCal residents could lose power due to Santa Ana winds

LA Times  

With dangerously strong winds forecast across Southern California this week, utilities are considering shutoffs for safety. California’s three largest utility companies are all considering shutting off power in regions where dangerously strong winds are expected to heighten wildfire risk this week. More than 350,000 customers from Kern to San Diego counties could lose power amid the planned safety shutoffs. Southern …

Southern California wildfire destroys 132 structures as officials look for fierce winds to subside
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2 months ago

Southern California wildfire destroys 132 structures as officials look for fierce winds to subside

The Independent  

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132 Structures Destroyed In Southern California Wildfire As Fierce Winds Expected To Subside
2 months ago

132 Structures Destroyed In Southern California Wildfire As Fierce Winds Expected To Subside

Huff Post  

FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 7: The Mountain Fire chews through the landscape on November 7, 2024 near Fillmore, California. David McNew via Getty Images CAMARILLO, Calif. — A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday. Some 10,000 people remained under evacuation orders Thursday as the Mountain Fire continued to threaten some …

California wildfire burns out of control but firefighters could get a break when winds diminish
2 months ago

California wildfire burns out of control but firefighters could get a break when winds diminish

Deccan Chronicle  

CAMARILLO: A wildfire northwest of Los Angeles burned out of control for a second day Thursday after destroying dozens of homes, but officials said firefighters could get a break with fierce winds expected to subside by evening. County fire officials said crews working in steep terrain with support from water-dropping helicopters were focusing on protecting homes on hillsides along the …

A wildfire fueled by strong winds has devastated Southern California, thousands evacuated
2 months ago

A wildfire fueled by strong winds has devastated Southern California, thousands evacuated

Hindustan Times  

A fast-moving wildfire fueled by heavy winds was tearing through a community northwest of Los Angeles for a second day Thursday after destroying dozens of homes and forcing thousands of residents to flee when it exploded in size in only a few hours. Red Flag warnings issued as SoCal braces for ‘extreme and life-threatening’ fire behaviour Officials in several Southern …

Thousands Ordered To Evacuate As Wind-Fed Wildfire Burns Homes In Southern California
2 months ago

Thousands Ordered To Evacuate As Wind-Fed Wildfire Burns Homes In Southern California

Huff Post  

Firefighters and sheriff's deputies push a vintage car away from a burning home as the Mountain Fire burns in Camarillo, Calif., on Nov. 6, 2024. David McNew via Getty Images Officials said they were using all resources, including water-dropping helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft dropping fire retardant, but it was still burning out of control Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile to the south, …

Strong winds fuel rapid spread of wildfires in Southern California
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2 months ago

Strong winds fuel rapid spread of wildfires in Southern California

NPR  

Strong winds fuel rapid spread of wildfires in Southern California toggle caption Noah Berger/AP CAMARILLO, Calif. — A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease. Sponsor Message Some 10,000 people remained under evacuation orders Thursday as the Mountain Fire continued to threaten …

Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California
2 months ago

Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California

Associated Press  

CAMARILLO, Calif. — California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as forecasters warned of the potential for “extreme and life-threatening” blazes. Meanwhile to the south, Los Angeles County Fire Department crews scrambled to contain a wildfire near Malibu’s Broad Beach as authorities briefly …

Where Southern California Edison has shut off power to its customers
2 months ago

Where Southern California Edison has shut off power to its customers

LA Times  

An extreme wind event has prompted Southern California Edison to shut off power to thousands of customers across the region. Two fires ignited amid a Santa Ana wind event that was generating 70- to 80-mph wind gusts in Ventura and Los Angeles counties on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of utility customers across the region lost power as of Wednesday afternoon …

Thousands in Southern California told to evacuate as wind-fed wildfire spreads
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2 months ago

Thousands in Southern California told to evacuate as wind-fed wildfire spreads

NPR  

Thousands in Southern California told to evacuate as wind-fed wildfire spreads toggle caption Ethan Swope/FR171736 AP MOORPARK, Calif. — California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as forecasters warned of the potential for “extreme and life-threatening” blazes. Meanwhile to the south, Los Angeles …

Dangerous winds pummel California. Could power shutoffs affect voting across the state?
2 months ago

Dangerous winds pummel California. Could power shutoffs affect voting across the state?

LA Times  

Power shutoffs amid dangerous winds could affect almost 240,000 across California this week, but officials say there should be no voting disruptions, even if some polling locations lose electricity. On Monday, much of the Los Angeles and Ventura county mountains remained under a red flag warning — an alert for extreme fire weather — because of strong Santa Ana winds …

Nevada wildfire causes rail and power outages, but crews halt flames’ progress
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Nevada wildfire causes rail and power outages, but crews halt flames’ progress

Associated Press  

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. — A wildfire has forced the suspension of rail service in northern Nevada and left about several thousand rural residents without power. But fire officials said Tuesday that night crews had halted the progress of the flames, which charred more than a square mile of terrain and temporarily shut down part of Interstate 80. About a dozen homes …

Hundreds able to return home after fleeing wildfire along California-Nevada line near Reno
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds able to return home after fleeing wildfire along California-Nevada line near Reno

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — Hundreds of people were allowed to return home Tuesday after being forced to flee a wildfire west of Reno that also shut down Interstate 80 along the California-Nevada line. About 170 firefighters continued to work to secure the perimeter and snuff out hot spots near Verdi, a town 11 miles from downtown Reno. The Nevada state fire …

Tens of thousands without power in California as latest storm lashes state
1 year, 9 months ago

Tens of thousands without power in California as latest storm lashes state

India Today  

Tens of thousands of storm-weary Californians were without power and under evacuation warnings on Wednesday as the latest storm packing wind-blown rain and snow threatened to bring more flooding to the rain-soaked state. Much of the region along with parts of Arizona and Nevada were under flood watches and advisories on Wednesday caused by the continued rain and snow melt, …

California facing chance of blackouts amid brutal heat wave
2 years, 4 months ago

California facing chance of blackouts amid brutal heat wave

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — California is facing its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple-digit temperatures. As people crank up their air conditioners, the state forecasted record levels of energy use, said Elliot Mainzer, president of California Independent System Operators, which runs the state’s electrical grid. The state has additional …

Chance of California power outages up as heat wave worsens
2 years, 4 months ago

Chance of California power outages up as heat wave worsens

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s chance of power outages will grow in the coming days, as the state prepares to enter the most brutal stretch yet of an ongoing heat wave, officials said Sunday. Grid managers have several options available before power outages, like tapping backup generators, buying more power from other states and using so-called demand response programs, where people …

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread
2 years, 9 months ago

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread

The Independent  

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Power shut-offs loom for tens of thousands of Californians amid gusty winds
3 years, 2 months ago

Power shut-offs loom for tens of thousands of Californians amid gusty winds

LA Times  

An inmate firefighter from the Trinity River Conservation Camp uses a drip torch to slow the Fawn fire in Shasta County last month. Or, as the National Weather Service in Eureka tweeted, it’s a “classic case of Fire and Ice!” as northerly winds bring the potential for both freezing temperatures and wildfire danger in the drought-plagued Golden State. In Southern …

Thousands of Californians could lose power to prevent wildfire
3 years, 4 months ago

Thousands of Californians could lose power to prevent wildfire

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of Californias are likely to lose power amid a service shutdown to prevent a …

Western US wildfires force hundreds from their homes
3 years, 5 months ago

Western US wildfires force hundreds from their homes

Al Jazeera  

A growing wildfire in a bone-dry forest in the Western United States has forced hundreds of people from their homes as it charred more than 854sq km and showed no signs of slowing on Wednesday amid a blistering heatwave and drought. Tim McCarley, one of the evacuees, told the Reuters news agency earlier this week that sheriff’s deputies and state …

California heat, poor planning led to August power outages
3 years, 11 months ago

California heat, poor planning led to August power outages

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Energy regulators on Wednesday blamed blackouts last summer that affected hundreds of thousands of Californians on poor planning, electrical market problems and an extreme heat wave that blanketed the West. California was sweltering under a “historic” heat wave, with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal affecting 32 million residents and the temperature didn’t cool off much …

California wildfires: Winds ease but fire danger remains ‘extreme’, forecasters warn
4 years, 1 month ago

California wildfires: Winds ease but fire danger remains ‘extreme’, forecasters warn

The Independent  

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AP Explains: Power shutoffs to prevent California wildfires
4 years, 2 months ago

AP Explains: Power shutoffs to prevent California wildfires

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — California’s largest utilities have staged power shutoffs this year to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires during the worst fire season on record. A public safety power shutoff, or PSPS, involves a utility preemptively de-energizing power lines as a precaution against weather conditions that might damage equipment and spark a fire. Power lines have been blamed for …

US: Nearly 100,000 evacuated in California as wildfires rage
4 years, 2 months ago

US: Nearly 100,000 evacuated in California as wildfires rage

Al Jazeera  

Wind-driven blaze forces mass evacuations in Southern California and leaves two firefighters badly injured, officials say. Fast-spreading wildfires have forced evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters in Southern California as powerful winds across the state prompted a power outage to hundreds of thousands of residents. “It’s nuts – even inside the car, my eyes, …

Power outage in California as 'strongest wind event' raises danger for fire spread
4 years, 2 months ago

Power outage in California as 'strongest wind event' raises danger for fire spread

India TV News  

California wildfires have led to a major power outage in the fire-weary state as the authorities shut power to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires amid dry and windy weather. “We’re trying to find ways to make the events less difficult.” The National Weather Service issued red-flag warnings for much of the state, predicting winds of up to …

Californians face biggest power shut-offs this year on wildfire risk
4 years, 2 months ago

Californians face biggest power shut-offs this year on wildfire risk

Hindustan Times  

Californians are facing the largest mass blackout so far this year as the state’s biggest utility, PG&E Corp., prepares power shut-offs to prevent its equipment from igniting wildfires during ferocious winds. The company may pre-emptively cut power to 466,000 homes and businesses -- an estimated 1.4 million people -- across Northern California starting early Sunday, according to its website. PG&E …

PG&E to shut off power to over 1 million people in Northern California
4 years, 2 months ago

PG&E to shut off power to over 1 million people in Northern California

LA Times  

Pacific Gas & Electric says it will cut power to over 1 million people in Northern California on Sunday to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires as extreme fire weather returns to the region, the utility said late Friday. The nation’s largest utility said it will black out customers in 38 counties — including most of the Bay Area — …

California's wine country residents face fire fatigue
4 years, 3 months ago

California's wine country residents face fire fatigue

The Independent  

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California wine country fire quadruples in size, more evacuations ordered
4 years, 3 months ago

California wine country fire quadruples in size, more evacuations ordered

Live Mint  

A wildfire in northern California's Napa Valley wine country more than quadrupled in size overnight to 11,000 acres as thousands of residents awoke to mandatory evacuation orders on Monday. The blaze, since named the Glass Fire, ignited on Sunday morning near Calistoga about 60 miles north of San Francisco and was fanned through the area's famed vineyards by dry wind …

California wine country ablaze as new wildfires force evacuations
4 years, 3 months ago

California wine country ablaze as new wildfires force evacuations

Al Jazeera  

Senior home residents among those evacuated as firefighters battle destructive new wildfires in wine country north of San Francisco. Firefighters in the US state of California battled destructive new wildfires in wine country north of San Francisco on Monday as strong winds fanned flames in the already badly scorched state. The new fires erupted on Sunday in the famed Napa-Sonoma …

California avoids major power outages as wildfires rage
4 years, 4 months ago

California avoids major power outages as wildfires rage

Live Mint  

Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety over the weekend after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California's Sierra National Forest, one of dozens of fires burning amid record-breaking temperatures that strained the state's electrical grid and for a time threatened power outages for millions. Eric Schmitt of the California Independent System Operator …

Five killed, thousands forced to flee homes as California wildfires explode in size
4 years, 4 months ago

Five killed, thousands forced to flee homes as California wildfires explode in size

Firstpost  

Three groups of fires, called complexes, burning north, east and south of San Francisco have together scorched 2,566 square kilometers and destroyed more than 500 structures San Francisco: Lightning-sparked wildfires in Northern California exploded in size Friday to become some of the largest in state history, forcing thousands to flee and destroying hundreds of homes and other structures as reinforcements …

Firefighters, aircraft from 10 states routed to help California douse deadly wildfires
4 years, 4 months ago

Firefighters, aircraft from 10 states routed to help California douse deadly wildfires

India Today  

Firefighters and aircraft from 10 states began arriving in California Friday to help weary crews battling some of the largest blazes in state history as weekend weather threatened to renew the advance of flames that have killed six people and incinerated hundreds of homes. Two Bay Area clusters, the LNU Lightning Complex and the SCU Lightning Complex, became respectively the …

Newsom declares statewide emergency as fires burn across California
4 years, 4 months ago

Newsom declares statewide emergency as fires burn across California

LA Times  

The Holser fire in Ventura County had burned at least 3,000 acres as of Monday night. Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide emergency in order to help California respond to the fires burning across the state amid an extreme heat wave that brought more warnings about power outages on Tuesday. “California and its federal and local partners are working in …

California’s power grid is buckling under extreme heatwave
4 years, 4 months ago

California’s power grid is buckling under extreme heatwave

Al Jazeera  

In the past 72 hours, California has declared two grid emergencies and started first rolling blackouts since 2001. In the past 72 hours, the state has declared two grid emergencies and instituted the first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis to protect a system strained by people blasting air conditioners and power plants tripping offline. @NWSVegas pic.twitter.com/gZNBW4NXI4 — NWS …

Seniors at California complex ‘abandoned’ during blackout
5 years, 2 months ago

Seniors at California complex ‘abandoned’ during blackout

Associated Press  

NOVATO, Calif. — One woman in her 80s tripped over another resident who had fallen on the landing in a steep stairwell. It was like going into a darkroom closet, pitch black, you couldn’t see in front of you.” Pacific Gas & Electric Co. shut off power to more than 2 million people over the weekend to prevent its equipment …

California fires: State utility PG&E imposes another round of widespread blackouts; nearly 1.1 million people remain without electricity
5 years, 2 months ago

California fires: State utility PG&E imposes another round of widespread blackouts; nearly 1.1 million people remain without electricity

Firstpost  

Frustration and anger mounted across Northern California as the state’s biggest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, began another round of widespread blackouts aimed at preventing its electrical equipment from sparking wildfires in high winds. “Absolutely public safety above all else, but there’s a big financial loss for my profession, having to throw away a lot of hard work.” PG&E said …

Editorial: Millions of Californians are facing blackouts. But are we any safer from wildfires?
5 years, 2 months ago

Editorial: Millions of Californians are facing blackouts. But are we any safer from wildfires?

LA Times  

Flames whip around power lines during the Thomas fire in 2017, which was one of more than 2,000 fires caused by malfunctioning electrical equipment since 2014. The intentional blackouts that have left millions of Californians without electricity this week have been branded “public safety power shut-offs” because they were intended to stop downed utility lines from sparking the kind of …

Massive new power outages expected across California as powerful winds return
5 years, 2 months ago

Massive new power outages expected across California as powerful winds return

LA Times  

The Soda Rock winery along Highway 128 near Healdsburg, Calif., is consumed by the Kincade fire early Sunday morning. That blackout would cover more than two dozen Northern California counties and would come just days after a much larger power shut-off that covered nearly 1 million customers over the weekend. With the Kincade fire spreading, Santa Rosa residents were forced …

Statewide emergency declared in Northern California as wildfires continue to blaze; millions of residents remain without power
5 years, 2 months ago

Statewide emergency declared in Northern California as wildfires continue to blaze; millions of residents remain without power

Firstpost  

With ferocious winds driving multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation and nearly 200,000 people ordered to leave their homes, California’s governor declared a statewide emergency on Sunday. Santa Rosa, California: With ferocious winds driving multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation and nearly 200,000 people ordered to leave their homes, California’s governor declared a statewide emergency on Sunday. “I’m hoping the wind cooperates.” …

California Governor Declares Statewide Emergency Over Wildfires
5 years, 2 months ago

California Governor Declares Statewide Emergency Over Wildfires

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as a spate of wildfires grew across the state, forcing mass evacuations and plunging millions of people into darkness amid the latest round of preventative blackouts. Gusty winds and low relative humidity levels will keep the fire threat high across California into Monday, continuing to cause problems …

In Pictures: Millions without power as California wildfires rage
5 years, 2 months ago

In Pictures: Millions without power as California wildfires rage

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in northern California, United States ordered 180,000 residents to evacuate their homes on Sunday as winds fuelled a wildfire in the wine country, while electricity was shut off for millions of people in an effort to prevent more fires. The fear that the winds could blow embers and spread fire across a major highway prompted authorities to expand evacuation …

California blaze: Tens of thousands forced to evacuate homes as fires rage on; US state expected to see more power cuts
5 years, 2 months ago

California blaze: Tens of thousands forced to evacuate homes as fires rage on; US state expected to see more power cuts

Firstpost  

Fast-growing fires throughout California forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes as dry winds and high heat fed flames and fears in the state. Geyserville: Fast-growing fires throughout California forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes on Thursday as dry winds and high heat fed flames and fears in the state still jittery from …

Wildfires Ravage California From Los Angeles To Wine Country
5 years, 2 months ago

Wildfires Ravage California From Los Angeles To Wine Country

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Tens of thousands of Californians were forced to evacuate their homes on Thursday as a spate of fast-moving and potentially catastrophic wildfires broke out across the state, from Sonoma’s wine country to the hills around Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/m36XX0vY00 — SignalSCV October 24, 2019 Tick Fire Fire officials ordered mandatory evacuations after the Tick fire, a blaze in …

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