Pacific Power release – CRESCENT CITY, CA (Aug 20, 2023) Due to extreme wildfire risk with active fires impacting transmission lines, Pacific Power has de-energized a transmission line serving the Crescent City area for the public’s and emergency responders’ safety. The outage duration is unknown, but customers should prepare for multiple days without power. On Sunday, Pacific Power provided a large commercial generator for businesses in coordination with the Del Norte County Emergency Operations Center and residential generators continue to be deployed for our Medical Baseline Program customers. The commercial generator serves essential businesses including grocery stores, gas stations and pharmacies. We are deploying more residential generators to serve customers with medical needs, and more are enroute into the area. Pacific Power is closely monitoring all fire activity in the area and will turn the power back on for all customers when it is safe. Two community resource centers have been established (8 a.m. – 10 p.m.) for impacted customers who are without power and need assistance (charging electronics, receiving information, water, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, non-perishable snacks, seating, security, etc.): Del Norte High School – 1301 El Dorado St, Crescent City; Yurok Tribe – 225 Klamath Blvd, Klamath, CA 95548. Pacific Power is coordinating closely with local emergency management to address customer needs associated with this emergency. Customers will receive regular updates on the emergency outage via email and text. For more details, visit: PacificPower.net/Outages
