Pacific Power shuts down power lines in Crescent City, Hamburg, Scott Bar - KDRV
Pacific Power shuts down power lines in Crescent City, Hamburg, Scott Bar | FireWatch | kdrv.com
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. -- Pacific Power is de-energizing its transmission lines in Crescent City, Hamburg and Scott Bar due to wildfire activity in those areas. In a news release, the company said customers should expect multiple days without power.
"At this time, a full restoration timeline is yet to be determined for Crescent City, Hamburg and Scott Bar," the release said. "Pacific Power is closely monitoring all fire activity in the region and will turn the power back on for customers when it is safe."
According to the release, the company has brought generators that are supplying 4,000 people in Crescent City and 240 people in Scott Bar with power.
"Additional generators continue to be brought into the area and the company is prioritizing generators to power essential services including the hospital, city offices, grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies, large retail stores, restaurants, and hotels and to provide power to Medical Baseline Program customers," the release said. "Pacific Power has set up two community resource centers (CRCs) (open 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.) for impacted customers that need assistance (charging electronics, receiving information, water, Wi-Fi, air conditioning, non-perishable snacks, seating, security, etc.)."
The two centers are at Del Norte High School at 1301 El Dorado St in Crescent City and the Yurok Tribe at 225 Klamath Blvd.
"Pacific Power will closely monitor fire activity in all areas and turn the power back on when it is safe," the release said. "Customers will receive regular updates on the emergency outage via email and text message."
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