10/26/2019
UPDATE 10/30/19
PG&E announced this morning Santa Cruz County will no longer be included in the latest outage.
UPDATE 10/29/19
PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff Information
Santa Cruz County is still scheduled for a second Public Safety Power Shutoff event beginning tonight. It would impact 5,400 customers in the Davenport, Bonny Doon, Boulder Creek and Castle Rock areas. The commencement of the PSPS has been moved up to 10 pm.
Santa Cruz County OES has arranged for a supplemental community resource center to be located at a Highlands County Park, 8500 Highway 9, Ben Lomond. The resource center provides power and charging services, refreshments and information. It will be open from 8 am-8 pm tomorrow morning and stay open until further notice. This replaces a resource center in Scotts Valley, and we expect other resource centers to close shortly.
PG&E expects to give the all clear for this event early tomorrow morning. It could take up to 48 hours or longer to restore power.
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PG&E has announced a Public Safety Power Shutoff that will impact Santa Cruz County. The shutoff is expected to begin at 5:00 p.m. tonight (October 26th) with the re-energization process starting Monday afternoon.
The weather is expected to be very conducive to wildfires, so please use extreme caution.
Before restoring power, PG&E must inspect all equipment for damage and make necessary repairs. They cannot make those repairs until the severe weather has stopped, meaning power will not turn back on immediately after the severe weather subsides.
The shutoff is expected to impact roughly 45,000 customers throughout Santa Cruz County.
Three community resource centers have been announced and will be operating from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday.
Those locations are:
Siltanen Park
141 Vine Hill School Road
Scotts Valley
Costco
220 Sylvania Ave
Santa Cruz
Twin Lakes Church
2701 Cabrillo College Dr.
Aptos
To check if your home is expected to be impacted follow this link: https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/public-safety-event.page
Here are some reminders in the event your power is shutoff:
· Stock up on non-perishable food and water supplies, plan for medication needs, and update or restock emergency kits. Fully charge necessary electronic devices, and backup batteries. Consider checking on the elderly, young children and pets during the outage.
· When driving, remember that some intersections may not have functioning traffic lights, treat those intersections as a 4-way stop.
· Please do not use generators, camp stoves, or BBQ grills indoors. The carbon monoxide fumes can make for a deadly situation. Additionally, using a gas stove or oven to heat the inside of your home is not advised.
· Please do not call 911 and ask when the power will be turned back on, we want to ensure the emergency lines are available to those who are in need.
Even if your home is not expected to be impacted, we urge you to be prepared.
