SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) continues responding to the
devastating Camp Fire in Butte County.
PG&E crews are currently focused on supporting first responders and
assisting the communities impacted by the fire. Crews are removing
downed poles and wires from roadways, and beginning to assess the fire
damage to electric and natural gas infrastructure as access to impacted
areas is granted.
The company has established a base camp on-site to facilitate the
response. There are 800 workers already on-site, and the base camp will
be able to support as many as 3,000 personnel, if needed depending on
restoration and rebuilding timelines.
“There are no words to describe the unspeakable tragedy and loss of
life. Right now, our focus is on supporting the heroic first responders
and making sure we’re assisting our customers and the communities we
serve. Over the coming days and weeks, we will continue mobilizing our
workforce to help these communities recover and rebuild,” said PG&E
Corporation CEO and President Geisha Williams.
Currently, approximately 25,000 electric customers are without power due
to fire impacts. For safety, PG&E shut off gas service to approximately
12,200 customers and their service remains off. Once it is safe to do
so, PG&E crews will assess for damage and begin to work to restore
customers.
In many cases, immediate restoration may not be possible. In those
instances, PG&E will develop a plan to rebuild the system in damaged
areas.
PG&E will provide additional updates on its response and restoration
work as conditions on the ground change.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of
the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and
Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/ and pge.com/news.
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