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Latest updates from today:
8:56 p.m. Outages have now reached San Mateo and Contra Costa counties: According to PG&E’s power outage map, customers in these two Bay Area counties are now experiencing Public Safety Power Shutpoffs. Shut-offs have also begun in Santa Cruz County.
8:35 p.m. Thousands without power in Bay Area as part of scheduled shutoffs: PG&E spokesperson Denny Boyles told The Chronicle that the utility’s Public Safety Power Shut-off outages were underway in the Bay Area as scheduled on Wednesday evening. Roughly 6,000 customer accounts in the North Bay, primarily in Napa County, were without power shortly before 8:30 p.m, Boyles said. Boyles told The Chronicle that he wanted to offer clarity for concerned PG&E customer accounts in the Oakland hills that their power is scheduled to be restored by 10 p.m. Thursday — not Friday, as was stated on a previous PG&E news release. He said restoration for that area is dependent on two factors: “The weather conditions changing, and us being able to complete inspections during daylight hours,” he said.
8:28 p.m. August Complex Fire 76% contained, West Zone 95% contained: The August Complex Fire that scorched more than 1 million acres throughout Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Lake, Colusa & Glenn counties is now 76% contained, Cal Fire reports. The West Zone of the complex fire burned more than 140,000 acres and is 95% contained. Cal Fire expects to fully contain the fire by Oct. 21.
7:59 p.m. Shutoffs in progress in the Bay Area: PG&E has begun to shut off power to customers in the North Bay and other parts of Northern California, according to the utility. Maps show Public Safety Power Shut-off outages in Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties.
6:38 p.m. Michigan Air National Guard helps California combat wildfires: The Michigan Air National Guard assigned its MQ-9 Reaper aircraft to asses the wildfires raging throughout the state by capturing aerial footage. According to the Air Force’s website, “Wind and smoke made visibility a challenge. However the bird’s eye view from the MQ-9 Reaper with thermal technology gave a clear view of the wildfires direction.”
6:30 p.m. Statewide Flex Alert issued for Thursday: California’s grid operator is encouraging residents across the state to conserve electricity from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday due to potential heat stress on the electricity grid. Californians are encouraged to pre-cool their living spaces by setting their thermostats lower than usual before 3 p.m., and after that, they should set their thermostats at 78 degrees or higher.
4:20 p.m. Air quality good despite smoke from Woodward Fire: The Woodward Fire in Point Reyes National Seashore is officially 100% contained, but people are seeing smoke in the area. Despite the smoke, air quality remained good, air monitors showed. Park spokeswoman Christine Beekman told The Chronicle the smoke in fact was from the Woodward Fire, not a separate fire, and the fire remained contained.
3:39 p.m. Fewer customers than believed are likely to face outages: Bay Area power shutoffs were expected to begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday, affecting portions of counties across the area, said Mayra Tostado, a PG&E spokeswoman. PG&E expects to shut power to about 53,000 customers in the Bay Area and beyond, 1,000 fewer than initially anticipated, due to fire-prevention measures. Crews are aiming for full restoration by 10 p.m. Friday, Tostado said.
3:30 p.m. Feds amend California major disaster declaration: FEMA will provide additional disaster assistance to California for the wildfire disaster declared on Aug. 22. In a statement Wednesday, the agency said it would allow for an added 30 days of funding at 100% federal cost-share for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance.
3:20 p.m. Vintner launches wildfire relief fundraiser: Vintner Kathryn Hall is launching a Facebook Live campaign Friday to raise money for wildfire relief. Hall owns HALL, WALT and BACA Wines with tasting rooms in Napa, Sonoma and Healdsburg.The effort through the Redwood City Credit Union will launch during Hall’s Happy Hour series at 4 p.m. Friday on Facebook Live. Hall announced she will match the funds raised.
3:15 p.m. More than 20,000 in Bay Area may lose power: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is warning that more than 20,000 Bay Area customers, mostly in the North Bay and East Bay, could have their power turned off until Friday in a precautionary move to prevent electrical lines and equipment from sparking wildfires.
3:11 p.m. Getting hotter and more dangerous: Temperatures warmed Wednesday afternoon and dry breezes swept across even the lowest parts of the Bay Area. The National Weather Service, which had already issued a red flag warning for dry gusting winds put out two more cautions: a wind advisory for the North Bay foothills and mountains Wednesday night and a heat advisory for the whole Bay Area on Thursday. Read more here.
2:48 p.m. Cal Fire reports 24 California wildfires were contained: Firefighters quickly contained 24 new blazes that broke out Tuesday as wildfire conditions worsened, Cal Fire reported Wednesday. More than 11,000 firefighters remain on the front lines grappling with 20 other wildfires across the state — 13 of them “major incidents.”
2:42 p.m. PG&E shut-offs could hit much of Bay Area: Power shut-offs as soon as Wednesday evening could hit some 54,000 customers in portions of 24 counties, including most Bay Area counties, PG&E says, as preemptive electricity cuts are employed in an effort to prevent wildfires caused by wind-damaged power lines. Read more here.
2:32 p.m. Bay Area braces for possible new inferno: With a red flag warning in effect and winds and temperatures on the rise, the Bay Area braced again Wednesday for another period of high fire danger and possible precautionary power shut-offs. Weather across the region was dry Wednesday morning, with none of the area’s familiar fog in sight. Read more here.
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