Update: Pacific Power restores electricity service to Crescent City and Del Norte County - Curry Coastal Pilot

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With field crews working around the clock, Pacific Power has now restored power to nearly all customers in the Crescent City and Del Norte County area using large generators.

The Gasquet and Patrick Creek areas remain without power due to Level 3 evacuation orders from Del Norte County.

“We understand it’s been a frustrating and difficult week for our customers in northern California,” said Allen Berreth, Pacific Power’s Vice President of Transmission and Distribution Operations. “We’re proud of the hard work our teams have put in to get power flowing back into our system using these generators. Pacific Power is committed to supplying generator power to our customers until we are able to safely re-energize the transmission lines.”

Customers whose power has been restored can resume normal electricity use. Customers who are still without power outside Gasquet and Patrick Creek are advised to contact Pacific Power Customer Service at 877-508-5088.

In coordination with Del Norte County Emergency Management, Pacific Power will be closing the Customer Resource Center at 225 Klamath Blvd, Klamath, CA 95548 at 8pm Friday.

Due to continued wildfire activity in the transmission corridor serving Crescent City, it remains unsafe to re-energize the transmission line serving the city and surrounding areas. Pacific Power continues to closely monitor all fire activity in the region and will restore power for all customers when it is safe to do so.

For more details, visit: PacificPower.net/Outages.

Previous Coverage from August 21st:

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

Customers with medical needs are encouraged to contact Pacific Power Customer Service at 1-888-221-7070.

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

Brookings Assistance

St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Brookings is welcoming, with love and solidarity, residents of Del Norte County affected by the evacuations and power outage to use the church showers, electrical outlets, fill water jugs, and get food.

St. Timothy’s is located at 401 Fir Street in Brookings. The services will be available Monday – Saturday, 1 p.m. – 5 .pm., during the power outage.