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SDG&E
will host a series of fire preparedness community meetings on November 17,
18 and 19 in Valley Center, Alpine and Pine Valley to discuss its proposal
to shut-off power during high fire-risk periods.
“The "power shut-off" portion of our Emergency Fire Plan has
been suspended until next year's fire season (at least),” Don Parent,
SDG&E public affairs manager, wrote in an e-mail to ECM. “In
the meantime, we're doing several things to communicate with our customers
to help clear up the misconceptions about the plan, its over-all intent as
well as the many things that we ARE doing that the customer won't necessarily see but will
contribute to overall safety during the fire season.”
The shut-off proposal has sparked controversy among back-country residents
and drawn fire from some public officials including State Senator Dennis Hollingsworth
and Supervisor Dianne Jacob at a recent California Public Utilities hearing
in San Diego, as ECM previously reported. The utility
maintains that shutting off power during high winds and hot, dry conditions
is necessary to prevent more devastating fires. Last week, the State
of California announced plans to sue SDG&E to recover damage costs from
wildfires allegedly caused by power lines owned by the utility.
Learn more about SDG&E's fire preparedness efforts and share your thoughts
about this program. Also, get information from the American Red Cross, 2-1-1
and others on how to prepare for a wildfire emergency. For more information,
call SDG&E® at
1.800.411.7343, or visit www.sdge.com/fireprep.
Schedule of community meetings:
Monday, November 17, 2008
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Valley Center High School
Maxine Theater
31322 Cole Grade Road
Valley Center, CA 92082
Tuesday
November 18, 2008
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Alpine Community Center
130 Alpine Boulevard
Alpine, CA 91901
Wednesday
November 19, 2008
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Mtn. Empire Sr. High School
3305 Buckman Springs Road
Pine Valley, CA 91962
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