Hood River County and Wasco County De-Energization Zones
Based on local topography, the presence of fuels, proximity to urban populations and historic fire weather patterns, much of Hood River and Wasco Counties are considered fire high consequence
Hood River County and Wasco County De-Energization ZonesBased on local topography, the presence of fuels, proximity to urban populations and historic fire weather patterns, much of Hood River and Wasco Counties are considered fire high consequence areas. In a worst case (and highly improbable) situation all customers served out of Hood River substation could be impacted, however the more credible situation impacts three distinct sub-areas in Pacific Power’s service area as potential proactive de-energization zones for public safety consideration, where generally the company would expect only one of those zones to be exercised. Nonetheless, the goal of the utility is to minimize customer impact during a potential public safety power shutoff. Forecasted weather conditions and on-the-ground situational awareness – including real time observation from crews and situational input from local public safety agencies – will impact the breadth and influence the duration of any given public safety power shutoff event. This map is to show local agencies which areas are under consideration for a de-energization event and demonstrate the utility’s sectionalizing capabilities to potentially minimize customer impact based on present conditions. Boundaries are generalized locations and may vary based on utility equipment.
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