We're not SCE, we're Bear Valley Electric Service (Big Bear Valley). This is the new standard to try and prevent the ignition of wildfires during times of high fire danger.

It's a proactive approach to protect life & property. [Click Here]

0n the Edison outage information web page, I dont see any of our nearby areas currently being considered for wind related shutdowns. Am I wrong.

I am a bit concerned that people are "normalizing" the behavior of the power company's potential shutdown of our power by comparing that to TRUE preparedness for disasters! This is a power company created crisis, NOT a natural disaster.

Remember we went through this same fire drill less than a week ago and power wasn't cut, this will be a weaker Santa Ana event, so I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Always be prepared just in case!

I'll think you'll be ok for a few hours if you plan ahead... Imagine a winter storm with trees down again that takes the power out for days. At least this you can see coming and prepare for.

Boots, do you have a generator?

being prepared for those other things is not the same as cutting power if you have a well and livestock to water!!

Magnitude 3.3 near Garnet at 5:56

Yeah it's the same as earlier this past week Boots, they may or may not based on winds. As furry mentioned, there may not necessarily be a threat in our area, but the lines feeding us could be cut. As we all know, we don't typically experience the strong santa ana winds, usually just cooler and breezy.

Much as we talked about last weekend, be prepared none the less... as we always are already for fires, earthquakes, winter storms etc.

Boots, my understanding is the circuits, when they shut them down, extend across vast distances and areas so while there may not be high winds in our areas, we may be on a circuit where high winds are expected and thus we all lose power as a result. In other words, it’s not just the local grid which gets shut down, they have to do it on a larger scale. I maybe completely misinformed and spewing inaccurate [censored], but that is what was communicated to me by someone who works with the FD and OES. Someone else with more direct knowledge is welcome to chime in and clarify, cleanup, or otherwise improve my remarks.

WHAT? Why are they shutting power here? Have we EVER, and I mean ever, had a fire start here from high winds? I can't recall one. Anyone else remember further back then the mid 60's?

[CHP DISPATCH] BIG BEAR - ACCIDENT FIRE ENROUTE 5672 HIGHWAY 18 S SBD 56.70 4:04PM [18] MESSAGE DELIVERED SBSO
4:03PM [14] [ROTATION REQUEST COMMENT] MESSAGE DELIVERED A PERFORMANCE TOW 909 878 0655
4:02PM [11] 32 F/ SR18/GLORY RIDGE / REQUEST TOW TRUCK
4:01PM [8] ADVISE TOYOTA CAMRY WAS PASSING VEHICLES IN OPPOSITE LANES PRIOR TO TC
4:01PM [7] MESSAGE DELIVERED SBCOMM
4:00PM [6] BLOCKING DOWNBOUND LANES
4:00PM [3] HEAD ON TC Updates: [Click Here]

What's with KBHR's infatuation w/Phil Collins?
granted I like the new 'redub' by another artist.

@MtnBorn, I heard them cancelling a lot of units that were headed to that smoke check (but didn't hear exactly what/why). I believe all is good!

Any follow-up on the 12:25pm smoke check off Amador? I'm at work and I can't see that direction.