I had no idea about that. The shut off would be a first for the immediate bay area. That included the hills of contra costa county. The Fire Department is preparing. If we go into an extended period without electrical power. For us that is meant planning for emergency backup power. Planning for the procedures that we would implement if we could not use certain stations across the district and county. These preparations all on top of the efforts to stay ahead of the red flag alert. Pg e and Officials Say now is the time to get ready before the lights go out. Here are some tips. Update your Contact Information at pg e. Com to receive alerts about when you can lose power. Keep hardcopies of emergency phone numbers. Get cash and restock your emergency kit with flashlights and batteries and first aid. Devise a plan to keep elderly family members kids and pets comfortable. Darren peck has more on the conditions that will bring us this fire danger. This fire weather watch does include the ent
Bay area passengers terrified on their flight to europe. What happened inside the cabin. I flown many times and never experienced anything like that. The unprecedented potential for widespread Power Outages because the huge risk for catastrophic wildfire. Good evening. If you live in napa county there is a good chance your power will be cut. The counties at the shaded areas will go dark early wednesday morning. The power could stay out for five days or more. Napa is one of seven bay area counties put on notice. Statewide 29 counties are on alert. We have Team Coverage tonight beginning with andrea live in Contra Costa County. Reporter if it happens this would be the first Public Safety power shut off here in Contra Costa County. I talk with highway 24 near the caldecott tunnel. Where the mountains are. Where all the of the dry vegetation is. Inside the Pg E Emergency Operation Center inow San Francisco calls texts and emails are going out his red flag warnings a potential fire weather
To prepare now. Got to make sure they have a plan to charge their phones, to get them through two, three, four, five days. They can do that with backup batteries. They can go to Community Centers that pg e will set up around the county. Reporter Fire Departments have been getting ready for this possibility along with county and city officials and School Districts. They say you should make sure you have signed up for alerts from your local agencies. Pg e has not said how long the power will be shut off. Theyre saying at least through thursday afternoon is theld ta several days before they can get the power turned back on. So go ahead and take today to get ready. Live in orinda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. That is a big deal. Amy, thank you. Bay Area School Districts say they have plans in place to deal with a power shutdown am oakland unified has sent out a warning ten of their schools could lose power this week. The district says any affected schools will close for the day. Plans are i
Checking the winds, tomorrow night will be just wild with the winds hitting 45 to 55 miles per hour. Tomorrow night will be more dice y so remember that. Solano counties. Temperatures today are going to pull back a little bit. Mid60s to 70 from Half Moon Bay to San Francisco. All those winds out there, please be careful if youre driving especially if youre in one of those taller vehicles like an suv or minivan. A live shot of the bay bridge. There was someone on the lower deck who got a flat tire and then got out in the lanes of traffic to try to change the tire. That is very dangerous. Hopefully traffic can slow down and get the car off the roadway. Traffic looking good, though, heading into San Francisco. No major problems, and here is a live look in san jose. Headlights move northbound 101 and thats 880 across your screen. Pg e shutting off power to parts of 30 counties up and down california tomorrow and thursday. Forcing you to get prepared right now. Unless the forecast changes,
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