Due to an approaching wildfire, Pacific Power has de-energized its transmission line serving Del Norte County, California, and the Crescent City area to protect surrounding residents and first responders. It has also de-energized its transmission line in Siskiyou County. This will result in a loss of power for more than 12,000 customers. The duration of the outage is unknown at this time.
The Smith River Complex is a series of lightning-caused fires burning in just over 3,000 acres south of the Oregon border. Two of the fires, the Holiday Fire and Kelly Fire are now within half a mile of Pacific Power’s infrastructure, which poses a risk to the safety of nearby communities and first responders.
Customers should prepare for multiple days without power. Pacific Power will be closely monitoring fire activity in the area, and will turn power back on when it is safe to do so.
In addition, Pacific Power will be standing up a Community Resource Center (CRC) for customers, bringing in additional generators and will have crews and resources staged and ready to move quickly to restore power when conditions improve.
Emergency evacuation shelters are available for customers at these locations:
Del Norte County Fairgrounds – 421 US-101N, Crescent City
Kahtishraam Wellness Center – 1403 Kahtishraam, Yreka
Happy Camp Wellness Center – 537 Jacobs Way, Happy Camp
