Sectionalize those communities that are in danger to a high fire district, were able to sectionalize the system to keep those customers energized while other districts are turned off. Last month the company went through four rounds of power shutoffs. The last two overlapped and some people went without power for days at a time. The decision depends on the weather so we want to hear from spencer christian. Are you seeing any increased fire danger . We are. As you know its been abnormally dry the last several weeks going into what we consider the rainy season. Here is a look at the monitor. Alou were not at an elevated level of drought, were dry around the bay area. Heres whats going to happen. A cold front is going to drop down and a low pressure system will drop to the north and we will get strong dry offshore flow and that will increase fire danger as a result of those winds and the very, very fire dangers, a red flag is in affect from 4 00 am. Wednesday to 7 00 a. M. Thursday. Wind g
News comin of fresno aecomes av. A gathering was held in the city to honor victims of accide. Navigating is becoming increasingly more dangerous with pedestrian involved accidents on the rise. A woman walking in the excelsior district in San Francisco was struck and killed by a car just days ago, wednesday to be exact. It is a problem here in the city and other parts of the bay area that a lot of people say can be prevented. This afternoon dozens of people took to the streets to raise awareness. Reporter roughly 70 people meandered through the streets to memorialize those killed in traffic accidents. With Police Escorts guiding the way at every crosswalk and turn, safety was virtually guaranteed. They say wxports, navigating these streets on foot can be dangerous. We experience an epidemic of people being hit by cars. Many in the crowd have lost loved ones or had close brushes with death. I had no recollection until i woke up in the general hospital. I was apparently hit by an suv and
Out after ravaging through 77,000 acres of lands in sonoma county. But a new headache is remerging for residents. Im allen martin, getting an early start on the weekend. Its an unintended consequence of firefighters doing a good job protecting towns. Don ford has more on why homeowners could be on the hook for paying for the clean up. Reporter the flames out, the fire contained. 174 homes destroyed. Not enough to qualify as a federally declared disaster meaning unlike the tubbs fire where more than 5,000 homes burned, homeowners this time wont get federal and possibly not even state funds for debris removal. So basically theres 2 phases, the hazmat removal youll do, and you wont charge the homeowner . Right, we wont charge the homeowner. Reporter phase 2, the foundation stuff . Thats a private thing on the homeowners insurance. Reporter work is starting, trying to repair the damage. Pg e crews are working to restore power. Burned and damaged trees are being removed. Some other signs to
Im julie haener. 600,000 californians could have their power shut off wednesday due to a risk of wildfires. Warnings have gone out in seven of the nine bay area counties for people to be prepared. Only San Francisco and marin counties are not included in this warning, a potential power shutoff. Right now pg e has not confirmed any outages, but we are told by police and other officials that parts of napa county along with danville, orinda, lafayette, and moraga should expect to lose power just before wednesday morning. We have Live Team Coverage tonight, Azenith Smith is in the south bay with how officials are getting ready for Power Outages or potential Power Outages. And october, the peak of fire season, and it is almost exactly two years. Reporter it is hard to believe, isnt it, frank . This makes it an anxious anniversary even more so. 600,000 customers are at risk. Half in the bay area. Sonoma county have the most. 66,000 Emergency Centers are opening to cope with this unprecedente
The low 80s. Upper 70s in livermore. Low 70s in oakland. 60s in San Francisco. Were just getting first reports of a trouble spot. We still seeing green. However it looks like it is on the northbound side. That right lane is block. Chp just getting up from the scene. Right now it is still early. No delays on oneonone. Your drive times all in the green. If youre traveling, a nine minute ride. That connector at seven minutes. No delays and 85. And slowest part continues to be that westbound 580 truck. 30 minutes it editors at the interchange. Highway patrol investigated a fatal hit and run. Happen at the offramp of these i580. Officers say drivert and killed a pedestrian. Then that driver fled the scene. The ramp was closed for a couple of hours. Has since reopened. So far no word on the suspect. We take a live look from our tower camera. Looking towards alcatraz. A little bit of fog in this project. Special Day Celebration will be happening before the sun comes up. Our reporter is live a