"Once in a decade" wind event could spark new wildfires as utility company warns millions of customers could have their power shut down.
5 Facts: California Fires
1. Over 90,000 in Sonoma County told to flee as Kincade Fire advances: https://eastbaytimes.com/2019/10/25/kincade-fire-officials-issue-additional-evacuation-warnings/
Breaking: Mandatory evacuation zones for #KincadeFire were dramatically expanded from Healdsburg to Sonoma Coast include Guerneville, Jenner, Bodega Bay, Occidental, Forestville and more. Sebastopol and north end of Sonoma Valley under evacuation advisory. pic.twitter.com/03F3ECqtPJ
— Red Cross Northern California Coastal (@RedCrossNorCal) October 27, 2019
2. Healdsburg Police Chief Kevin Burke said some have chosen not to evacuate: https://bayareane.ws/2NgPjYE
3. Why fire scientists are so worried about Sunday’s weather and possibly historic winds up to 80 mph: https://eastbaytimes.com/2019/10/25/why-will-this-weekends-winds-be-so-dangerous/
4. PG&E on Saturday began cutting power to 940,000 customers – 90,000 more than initially planned – in an effort to prevent catastrophic wildfires that could be fanned by powerful winds. See our power outage map for safety shutdowns: https://bayareane.ws/367LQUP
PG&E Has Begun De-energization of Electric Lines for Public Safety - Impacts Will Include Customers in Parts of 38 Counties in Northern and Central California, Historic Wind Event Will Affect 940,000 Customers and Last Through Monday https://t.co/XUqXZEo9k2 pic.twitter.com/nV4LlRdCDa
— PG&E (@PGE4Me) October 27, 2019Related Content
5. The Kincade Fire and Tick Fire are the biggest of six new California fires started in the last week: https://bayareane.ws/2MND5aX
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