When fire conditions become significantly elevated in a certain part of our service territory, we enable more sensitive system settings that will cut power at line relays faster than normal settings. This greatly reduces the risk of wildfire ignition in the event that a tree or debris falls on the power line.

It also means that:

• Outages are more likely to occur. These higher sensitivity settings also mean there is a greater chance of outages and short, momentary blinks in power.

• Outages may last longer. When an outage occurs on a section of line while in fire protection mode, our crews must visually inspect the entire line and equipment before restoring power.

Safety will always guide our operations, and we thank you for your continued support and trust as we work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.