PG & E cuts electricity to its customers due to fire hazards in Alameda, Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) –

In an unprecedented initiative, Pacific Gas and Electric Company cut electricity to several thousand customers in North Bay from Sunday night.

"Parts of cities and towns are considered extreme fire risk, and this initiative is aimed at mitigating the risk of forest fires and ensuring the safety of our customers," said the spokeswoman. PG & E speech, Deanna Contreras.

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Many local officials believe that the public service had no choice after the devastating fires of last year.

"This is going to cause problems here, but we are trying to avoid what happened last year," said James Gore, Sonoma County Supervisor.

CalFire did not determine the cause of the deadly Tubbs Fire fire from last year, which destroyed thousands of homes in Sonoma County. But a recent CalFire report blamed a dozen forest fires in 2017 for PG & E equipment between Napa and Humbolt County.

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According to PG & E, approximately 415 customers in Sonoma County will be affected, 5,700 in Napa County and about 11,000 in Lake County.

The City of Calistoga has been informed that planned power outages will affect approximately 2,300 customers in Calistoga.

The utility indicates that the restoration of power can take up to 24 hours or more, as crews must physically inspect power lines to make sure they are safe before to be able to be reactivated.

To find out if you are in an affected area, click here.

The following is a complete list of counties and cities that may experience breakdowns, according to PG & E:

Lake County (Clearlake, Clearlake Oaks, Clearlake Park, Cobb, Finley, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville, Lakeport, Lower Lake, Middletown)

Napa County (Angwin, Calistoga, Deer Park, Berryessa Lake, Napa, Pope Valley, St. Helena)

Sonoma County (Cloverdale, Geyserville, Healdsburg, Santa Rosa)

Yuba County (Brownsville, Camptonville, Challenge, Dobbins, Marysville, Oregon House, Strawberry Valley)

Butte County (Berry Creek, Brush Creek, Mills Clipper, Feather Falls, Forbestown, Oroville)

Sierra County (Alleghany, Downieville, Goodyears Bar, Pike City, Sierra City)

Placer County (Alta, Applegate, Auburn, Baxter, Colfax, Dutch Apartment, Emigrant Gap, Foresthill, Gold Run, Loomis, Meadow Vista, Weimar)

Nevada County (Chicago Park, Grass Valley, Nevada City, San Juan North, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, Soda Springs, Washington)

El Dorado County (Aukum, Camino, Coloma, Cool, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, Fair Play, Garden Valley, Georgetown, Greenwood, Grizzly Flats, Kelsey, Kyburz, Mount Aukum, Omo Ranch, Pacific House, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Shingle Springs, Silver Fork, Somerset, Strawberry, Twin Bridges)

Amador County (Fiddletown, Jackson, Pine Grove, Pioneer, Plymouth, Sutter Creek, Volcano)

Plumas County (The door)

Calaveras (Glencoe, Mokelumne Hill, Mountain Ranch, Flat Railroad, West Point, Wilseyville)