Due to gusty winds and dry weather conditions, PG&E announced a public safety power outage is anticipated from Sat. Oct. 26 evening through Mon. Oct. 28 afternoon.
Per PG&E maps, potential Richmond neighborhoods that will be impacted are: May Valley, El Sobrante Hills, Quail Hill, Carriage Hills North & South, Greenbriar and Greenridge Heights.
WHAT TO DO NOW
Make sure your vehicles and phones stay charged. Fill your cars with gas. If signal lights go out, treat them as an all-way stop. Plan ahead with food and water, and make sure your grab-and-go emergency kits are ready.
To see if you are affected by the public safety power safety shut off, visit: https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/psps-service-impact-map.page
WANT TO RECEIVE UPDATES?
To receive alerts and advisories from Richmond Fire, Sign-up with NIXLE with your smartphone by texting your “zip code” to 888-777. Or, visit www.nixle.com and follow the instructions. To receive timely updates, follow us on social media: Nextdoor, Facebook (Richmond Fire Department, CA), Twitter (@RFDCAOnline) Help get the word out to sign-up to receive alerts by going to https://cwsalerts.com/. To sign up for text alerts directly from PG&E, text “ENROLL” to 97633.
Visit www.pge.com for more power outage preparedness tips and additional information.