Officials with Southern California Edison (SCE) have implemented a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in Canyon Country, with power not expected to be restored to the area until Wednesday evening.
On Monday morning, SCE officials implemented a PSPS in the northwestern portion of Canyon Country, placing them among the over 1,600 customers who had their power shut off as of 11:15 a.m. Monday.
Initial estimates from SCE indicate that power would not be restored in these areas until 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Additionally, nearly all of the Santa Clarita Valley was being monitored for similar outages as of Monday morning, with the longest duration listed as lasting through Wednesday.
A map of the impacted areas of the Santa Clarita Valley as of 11:15 a.m. Monday can be viewed below:
Image courtesy of SCE.
The implementation of PSPS comes as both a Fire Weather Watch and a High Wind Warning have been called for in the Santa Clarita weather forecast due to the abnormally high winds the valley experienced Monday.
“When forecasts indicate elevated weather conditions, we’ll begin assessing the potential impact to affected areas,” a statement from the SCE website reads. “We’ll analyze historical data to help predict the likelihood of a wildfire occurring, closely monitor weather watch alerts from the National Weather Service, and place incident responders on alert, if needed.”
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When a PSPS is instated in any of the monitored areas, SCE officials say that Community Crew Vehicles and Community Resource Centers will be made available to support customers in impacted areas.
“We observe physical distancing practices and provide Customer Resiliency Kits, which include PSPS information, light snacks, water, small resiliency devices, and personal protection equipment,” a statement from the SCE Outage Center site reads.
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Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be posted as it is made available.
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