Tag: power outages

BEVERLY HILLS—The city of Beverly Hills posted on its Facebook page that the region is experiencing high wind conditions for the next couple of days. Active fires have already broken out in neighboring cities including a small incident in the Hollywood Hills and the Palisades Fire.

There is no impact currently to the city of Beverly Hills, but winds may carry the smoke closer to the area. The Beverly Hills Fire Department remains vigilant and is actively monitoring the situation.

Safety Tips:

-Check your emergency kits and ensure they are ready with essentials: water, non-perishable food, flashlights, batteries, and important documents.
-Stay indoors if you smell smoke or see ash in the air.
-Follow evacuation orders if issued.
-Keep your gas tank half full and cars facing out on the driveway.

The National Weather Service Southern California has issued a High Wind Warning for Tuesday, January 7 from 4 p.m. through 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8.

What You Need to Know:

-High winds are expected, with gusts up to 60 mph.
-Use caution if you must drive.
-Damaging winds could blow down trees.
-Widespread power outages are possible.
-Avoid outdoor burning, grilling, or any activity that could start a fire.
-Secure outdoor furniture, trash cans, and anything that could be blown around.
-Stay indoors, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows.
-Ensure you have flashlights and batteries ready.
-Sign up for Emergency Alerts by texting “BEVHILLS” and “ALERTBH” to 888777.

For power outage information, visit www.sce.com/outage-center/check-outage-status or call SCE at 800-611-1911. For any questions, call our askBH team at (310) 285-1000.

By Trevor

MALIBU—On Sunday, November 3, the city of Malibu posted on its Facebook page that there could be potential SCE power shutoffs from Monday, November 4 thru Thursday, November 7. The power shutoffs could be the result of forecasted Santa Ana winds & low humidity.

Residents should be prepared for power outages. Drivers should come to complete stop at all malfunctioning traffic signals.

A Red Flag warning is in effect for Santa Monica Mountains & Malibu as of Sunday, November 3 thru Monday, November 4, at 6 p.m. due to gusty Santa Ana winds & low humidity. Dangerous ocean conditions. Widespread critical fire weather in parts of Los Angeles County Wednesday and Thursday.

If fire ignition occurs, there is a high risk of rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior which could threaten lives and properties.

Individuals should be prepared for potential power outages, fires, evacuations, traffic signal outages, downed trees and hazardous road conditions. Individuals should come to a complete stop at any intersection with a malfunctioning traffic signal, under CA law.

People with disabilities, or who rely on medical devices or have mobility challenges, and owners of horses and other large animals should consider leaving the area early.

To closely monitor weather conditions and emergency information on local news, especially AM / FM radio which will function with handcrank, battery, solar and car radios if the power is out. Individuals can sign up for emergency alerts from the city of Malibu, at www.malibucity.org/alerts and LA County, at https://ready.lacounty.gov/alerts. SCE PSPS info: www.sce.com/psps. Weather info: https://www.weather.gov/lox/.

By Trevor

MALIBU—On October 16, the city of Malibu stated on its website that SCE informed the city that they might implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) on multiple circuits across much of Malibu starting Friday, October 18, at 6 a.m. due to forecasted hazardous fire weather conditions (gusty Santa Ana wind and low humidity) forecast for Los Angeles County October 18 through Sunday, October 20. SCE is notifying all customers in the affected areas directly. See circuit maps in Malibu: https://malibucity.org/973/SCE-Circuit-Maps.

For details on SCE PSPS, including potential and current outages, and power restoration times, visit www.sce.com/psps.

While fire conditions in Malibu will be less severe than surrounding areas, large fires that start and spread from those areas could reach Malibu. Residents should be prepared for potential power outages, fires, evacuations, traffic signal outages, downed trees and hazardous road conditions. Come to a complete stop at any intersection with a malfunctioning traffic signal, under CA law.

Make sure phones, tablets and laptops are charged, plan for refrigerated medications. Make sure you there is a way to open electric gates and garage doors when the power is out – see tips: https://www.safetyactioncenter.pge.com/articles/25-do-know-manually-open-garage-door-power. See LA County power outage preparedness guide: https://ready.lacounty.gov/power-outage.

Individuals should closely monitor weather conditions and emergency information on local news, especially AM / FM radio which will function with handcrank, battery, solar and car radios if the power is out. Make sure you are signed up for emergency alerts from Malibu, at www.malibucity.org/alerts, and LA County, at https://ready.lacounty.gov/alerts.

The National Weather Service forecasts potentially hazardous fire conditions across LA County. Widespread elevated fire weather conditions are expected Friday night into Saturday with 15-30 mph wind, gusts up to 45 mph, with a 20-30 percent chance of Red Flag conditions. For weather forecasts, visit https://www.weather.gov/lox.

By Trevor

BEVERLY HILLS—On Friday, July 26, the city of Beverly Hills posted an update on its Facebook page about power outages in the region.

“This week, portions of Beverly Hills once again experienced unacceptable power outages,” the city of Beverly Hills stated on its Facebook page.

Electricity to Beverly Hills is supplied through Southern California Edison (“SCE”) and the SCE is not owned, operated, or in any way controlled by the city of Beverly Hills.

Mayor Les Friedman and members of the Beverly Hills City Council communicated their frustration and urgent concerns to SCE regarding the increasingly frequent power outages.  Under Beverly Hills’ agreement with SCE, the utility is obligated to provide residents and businesses with reliable power, and the city expects SCE to live up to its agreement and address its failing infrastructure in impacted areas of the region.

For the latest information and to report outages, visit www.sce.com/outage.

By Trevor

BEVERLY HILLS—On Tuesday, June 11, the city of Beverly Hills posted on its Facebook page that Southern California Edison will be conducting work in select neighborhoods will encounter 15-minute outages that SCE is conducting to perform circuit connectivity checks on the system.

These outages are required to help improve outage communication data to customers. The outages will occur on Friday, June 14 at 12:30 a.m. and at 2 a.m. Anyone with questions can contact the SCE 24-Hour Outage Hotline at (855) 683-9067.

By Trevor

MALIBU—The city of Malibu announced on their website that potential PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoffs) power outages in multiple neighborhoods in east & west Malibu from Monday, November 20 thru Tuesday, November 21 as a result of hazardous windy fire conditions in order to prevent its equipment from starting a wildfire.

The PSPS warning is for multiple circuits (Galahad, Nicholas & Serra circuits), but they can alter with changing wind patterns. Southern California Edison is notifying customers directly. To obtain more details look up PSPS power outage status at http://www.SCE.com/PSPS. Look up your circuit and map at www.MalibuCity.org/PSPS.

Individuals are being informed to be prepared for potential power outages, fire, evacuations, hazardous road conditions due to branches in the road and malfunctioning traffic signals. Under CA law, come to a complete stop at any malfunctioning traffic signal.
Monitor local news using AM/FM car, solar, handcrank and battery powered radios, which work when the power is out.

All flammable furniture and materials should be moved from the house and people are asked to secure furniture. Check on elderly or disabled neighbors. Seniors, people who rely on wheelchairs, medical devices, or are otherwise not mobile, and owners of horses and large animals should consider leaving the area early. Open garaged doors or electric gates beforehand in case the power goes out.

Malibu has an agreement with SCE to station an SCE Community Resource Crew Vehicle at Malibu Bluffs Park (PCH and Malibu Canyon Road) 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday to allow people to charge devices and get information.

LA County power outage preparedness guide – https://ready.lacounty.gov/power-outage.

See power outage preparedness information: https://ready.lacounty.gov/power-outage.

The city of Malibu is expected to send out emergency alerts as needed and post all emergency information on the website. All current City alerts are posted at www.MalibuCity.org/alerts. Sign up for alerts at www.MalibuCity.org/news (scroll down to “Alert Center”). Sign up for LA County emergency alerts at: https://lacounty.gov/emergency/alert-la.

If evacuations transpire, the city will utilize the Everbridge Disaster Notification System. Most cell and landline phone numbers in Malibu are in the system, but residents and businesses can create a profile at www.MalibuCity.org/DisasterNotifications to change or alter additional contact details.

By Trevor