Warmer winds from the Great Basin — often called Diablo winds — are now the primary concern for meteorologists as most of Northern California falls under a National Weather Service red flag warning beginning at 11 p.m. Thursday and lasting through 5 p.m. Saturday.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) meteorologists and operations professionals are monitoring a potential wind event forecasted to enter parts of our service area around noon on Thursday and exit

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is considering implementing a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in parts of Santa Barbara County as a precautionary measure to prevent wildfires, with the shutoff possibly commencing as early as 7:00 AM on October 18,

PG&E says they've reduced the number of counties that could see power shutoffs in the coming days as critical fire danger weather moves into Northern and Central California.

Ahead of potentially dangerous conditions that could lead to wildfires, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is warning of possible public safety power shutoffs across a wide swath of Northern and Central California beginning as early as Thursday night.

PG&E, California’s largest utility provider, has warned upwards of around 32,000 customers in northern and central parts of the Golden State that they could see their power shut off in an effort to reduce the wildfire risk from energized equipment and power lines.

As many as 28,000 customers could be affected through the weekend, PG&E said in a statement Tuesday night after activating its PSPS advisory page. “Given the forecasted strong winds and current dry vegetation conditions,