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Due to weather conditions that may create the potential for elevated fire risk, Public Safety Power Shutoffs are under consideration in parts of the SCE service territory. To find out if you are impacted, please refer to the information below. If you see your community listed, click on it and you will be redirected to a map with an outline of the impacted area.

Fresno County (39 customers)

• Unincorporated areas including Auberry, Lerona, Italian Bar,  along the San Joaquin River and west of Huntington Lake

Inyo County

• Bishop
• Unincorporated areas including Aspendell, Bishop Creek Rd, Coats Meadows, Round Valley, Scheelite

Kern County (20,436 customers)

• Tehachapi Map 1, Tehachapi Map 2, Tehachapi Map 3
• Unincorporated areas including Bear Valley Springs Map 1, Bear Valley Springs Map 2, Bodfish, Bella Vista, Burnt Canyon, Caliente Creek, Lake Isabella, Cameron, southwest of Cameron Sand Canyon, Cyrus Flats, Grapevine, Havilah, Havilah Canyon, Hot Spring Valley, Indian Creek,, Kernville, Kern County, Kern County, Loraine, Mebane Ranch, Millersville, Miracle Hot Springs, Monolith, Mountain Mesa, South Lake, Squirrel Mountain Valley, Tejon Ranch, Walker Basin,  between Walker Basin and Loco Bill Canyon, Twin Oaks, Wheeler Ridge, Wofford Heights, Hog Canyon,  Stallion Springs,

Los Angeles County (104,617 customers)

• Covina, Glendale Map 1, Glendale Map 2, La Canada-Flintridge, Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, Palmdale
• Unincorporated areas including Altadena, East Pasadena, along Angeles Crest Hwy, Big Pines, Falling Springs, Jackson Lake, La Crescenta Map 1, La Crescenta Map 2, La Crescenta-Montrose, Little Rock, East of Llano near Pearblosson, Mint Canyon, Mount Baldy, Mount Disappointment, Mount Wilson, San Antonio Heights, Singing Springs, Sun Village, Three Points City, Vincent.

Madera County

• Unincorporated areas including Auberry and Lerona, along the San Joaquin River,west of Huntington Lake.

Mono County (291 customers)

• Mammoth Lakes Map 1, Mammoth Lakes Map 2, Mammoth Lakes Map 3
• Unincorporated areas including Benton, Benton Hot Springs, Hammil,  Lower Rock Creek, 

Orange County (15,419 customers)

• Anaheim, Irvine, Lake Forest, Orange,Yorba Linda 
• Unincorporated areas including Coal Canyon, Modjeska, Portola Hills, Silverado, El Modena Map 1, El Modena Map 2, Panorama Heights Map 1, Panorama Heights Map 2, Cowan Heights Map 1, Cowan Heights Map 2, Irvine Regional Park, Orange Park Estates, Trabuco Canyon, Robinson Ranch.

Riverside County (60,341 customers)

• Banning, Beaumont map 1, Beaumont map 2, Beaumont map 3, Beaumont map 4, Beaumont map 5, Calimesa map 1, Calimesa map 2, Hemet map 1, Hemet map 2, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Perris, Riverside, San Jacinto map 1, San Jacinto map 2, San Jacinto map 3, Corona, Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs, Temecula

• Unincorporated areas including Aguanga Uni, Aguanga, Valley, along Hwy 79 Lambs Canyon Road, Banning, east of Banning, northeast of Banning, areas in areas of Banning Pass including Cabazon,north of Cabazon, northwest of Cabazon, north of Casa Loma, Cherry Valley, County Lake Mobile Community, David Mountain Road, Eden, Eden Hot Springs, Gilman Hot Springs, East Hemet, west of Hemet, south of Juniper Flats, Lakeview Hot Springs, Lakeview, Lancaster Valley, Lewis Valley, Mas Canyon, North Palm Springs, Nuevo Uni, OWL, Pauba Valley, Radec, Ramona Expy and the San Jacinto River, Rancho CA Golf Course, River Park, Riverside County Unico, San Jacinto Valley, San Jacinto Valley, Soboba Hot Springs, Soboba Reservation, Valle Vista, Butterfield Estates, North Palm Springs, Cabazon, Whitewater and Whitewater Canyon.

San Bernardino County (67,393 customers)

• Big Bear Lake, Fontana Map 1, Fontana Map 2, Hesperia Map 1, Hesperia Map 2, Highland Map 1, Highland Map 2, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, San Berndardino, Upland, Yucca Valley
• Unincorporated areas including Agua Fria, Alessandro, Angelus Oaks, Antelope Valley, Arrowhead Map 1, Arrowhead Map 2, Arrowhead Equestrian Estates, Arrowhead Farms Map 1, Arrowhead Farms Map 2, Arrowhead Farms Map 3, North of Big Bear, Cajon Map 1, Cajon Map 2, Cajon Map 3, Carey, Cedar Pines Park, Chaffey College School, Converse Flats, Crestline Map 1, Crestline Map 2, Crestline Map 3, Crestline Map 4, Del Rosa, Devils Canyon, Devore, Devore Heights, Doble, North of Doble, Ferrara, Hudson Map 1, Hudson Map 2, Kendall Map 1, Kendall Map 2, Kendall Map 3, Kendall Map 4, North of Lake Arrowhead, Las Plazas, Leona Valley, Lincoln Crest, Little Morongo Heights, Lucerne Valley, Lugo, Lytle Creek, Mill Creek Canyon, Morongo Valley Map 1, Morongo Valley Map 2, areas of Morongo Valley, Mentone, Mount Vernon, Muscoy, Nena, North Park, Northshore Drive, Oak Hills, Palm Wells, Phelan Map 1, Phelan Map 2, Phelan Map 3, Pinezanita, Pinon Hills, Ridgeline Drive, Rim of the World, Rosena Ranch, Roosevelt, San Bernardino High School, Serrano Village, Shandin Hills Map 1, Shandin Hills Map 2, Silverwood Lake, Southern Morongo Valley, South of Cushenbury, South of Glen Helen Regional Park, Sterling Map 1, Sterling Map 2, Summit Terrace, Twin Peaks, University Map 1, University Map 2, Upper Holcomb Valley, Valley of Enchantment, Verdemont, Wildwood Park

Ventura County (81,345 customers)

• Camarillo Map 1, Camarillo Map 2, Fillmore Map 1, Fillmore Map 2, Fillmore Map 3, Moorpark, Oaji, Santa Paula, Simi Valley Map 1, Simi Valley Map 2, Simi Valley Map 3, Thousand Oaks Map 1, Thousand Oaks Map 2, Ventura
• Unincorporated areas including Bard Reservoir, Bardsdale, Bell Canyon, Buckhorn, Burro Flats, Camarillo Grove County Park, Camulos Map 1, Camulos Map 2, Cavin, South of Cavin, El Rio, Foster Park Map 1, Foster Park Map 2, Haines, East of Kevet, Leesdale, Liberty Canyon, Limon, Limoneira, Lost Hills Road, Lotus Canyon, Keith Oak Village, North of Mountclef Village, NW of Saticoy, Ortonville Map 1, Ortonville Map 2, Piru, Point Mugu Naws, Point Mugu State Park, Rustic Canyon Golf Course, Santa Susana Map 1, Santa Susana Map 2, Santa Susana Knolls, Santa Susana Mountains, Sespe Village, Solromar, Somis, North of Somis, Lagol, North of Strathern, Sycamore Cove, Wadstrom Map 1, Wadstrom Map 2, Weldons Map 1, Weldons Map 2, along Yerba Buena Road, South of HWY 118, North of HWY 126

• San Bernardino County: We are deploying a Community Crew Vehicle equipped with backup power so customers can charge their personal mobile devices and continue to receive updates about the outage. Water and snacks are also provided to customers. On Monday 10/28, a vehicle will be stationed at:
  The Agua Dulce Women’s Club at 33201 Agua Dulce Canyon Rd, Agua Dulce, CA 91390; Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

4-7 Days Ahead

When forecasts indicate extreme fire conditions, SCE will begin predictive modeling to assess potential impact.

4 Days Ahead

SCE monitors fire weather watch alerts from the National Weather Service (NWS) and continues to refine predictive models. Incident responders are placed on alert.

2 Days Ahead

Extreme fire conditions forecasted. Coordinate with the emergency management community, first responders and local government first. Initiate customer notifications on possible PSPS.  
First notification sent to customers

1 Day Ahead

Extreme fire conditions imminent; continue to coordinate with emergency management community, first responders, local government, and customers of possible PSPS.  
Second notification sent to customers

During: Power Is Shut Off

Extreme fire conditions validated by field resources, notify the emergency management community, first responders, local government, and customers to power shutoff. Note that an erratic or sudden onset of conditions may impact our ability to provide advanced notice to customers.  
Third notification sent to customers

After: Power Is Restored

Extreme fire conditions subside to safe levels; field resources perform inspections and patrols of equipment, then power is restored to affected communities; notification sent to impacted parties.  
Fourth notification sent to customers

A PSPS event may be called if you live in an area that has been deemed as a high-fire threat area by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The CPUC has created maps to help you find out if you live in one of these affected areas.

More information about how these maps were created can be found on the CPUC’s website.

1. What is a Public Safety Power Shutoff?

The threat of wildfires in California is real and growing. One of the ways SCE is reducing wildfire risks is Public Safety Power Shutoffs. During these events, we may need to proactively shut off power temporarily as a result of elevated weather conditions — such as strong winds, high temperatures and dry vegetation — that can cause a power line to fall and spark, possibly creating a wildfire. PSPS events are temporary and are meant to keep you and your community safe.

While it is difficult to predict how often elevated weather conditions may occur, the threat of wildfires in California is real and growing. Californians need to be prepared with a plan and have an emergency kit.

2. Under what conditions will SCE call a PSPS?

Elevated weather conditions can cause vegetation or other items to be blown into power lines possibly creating a wildfire. Under these situations, we may temporarily shut off power to customers to keep you and your community safe. SCE considers a number of factors and conditions before declaring a PSPS. These include, but are not limited to:

• High winds (including Red Flag Warnings declared by the National Weather Service)
• Low humidity
• Dry vegetation that could serve as fuel
• On-the-ground observations
• Fire threat to electric infrastructure
• Public safety risk

3. Who makes the decision to do a PSPS?

Each utility determines when a PSPS is called and how it will be implemented. California’s three largest investor owned utilities, at the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission, are coordinating to prepare all Californians for the threat of wildfires and power outages during times of extreme weather. Find more information about this statewide effort at: prepareforpowerdown.com.

4. Who will be impacted by PSPS?

Customers who live in high fire risk areas as defined by the California Public Utilities Commission are more likely to experience a PSPS. However, customers who do not live in these high fire risk areas may also be impacted because of how the electrical grid is interconnected. SCE has a network of circuits providing power to 15 million people within a 50,000-square-mile area of central, coastal and Southern California. Anyone in California could be impacted by emergency events such as PSPS and need to be prepared with a plan.

5. What about customers who rely on medical equipment for their health and safety?

We engage and identify critical care customers on an ongoing basis well before a PSPS. Power outages also happen in our service area unrelated to a PSPS, so customers need to be prepared to ensure medical equipment will still run during an outage. We encourage our critical care customers to have a backup plan now. Customers with special medical equipment should ensure that we have their most up-to-date contact information so we can notify them of a power shutoff.

6. How we communicate before, during and after a PSPS.

We intend to notify affected customers approximately two days in advance of a potential power shutoff. This notification will be via email, text or phone call. We may also send another notice to customers about one day before a potential power shutoff. We will keep customers updated regularly on our website and social media channels. We will also notify affected customers when power has been restored.

7. Does SCE coordinate with local governments and first responders before and during a PSPS event?

In advance of PSPS events, SCE will meet with local governments, emergency management community and first responders to inform them about the PSPS protocol, including the location of circuits in their jurisdictions which may be shut off during a PSPS.

8. How long will it take for my power to be restored after a PSPS event?

A PSPS event will last as long as the dangerous fire weather conditions exist. If circuits are shut off, those circuits and lines will be inspected to ensure there are no problems that might create a danger before power can be safely restored. SCE crews will need to visually inspect the power lines during daylight hours so operations may be limited during overnight hours.

Customers should be prepared to be without power for an extended period of time during a PSPS. Customers should prepare emergency plans now. Click here for more details.

9. Will there be rotating outages during a PSPS?

System reliability may be impacted during a rare, wider scale PSPS event and could result in rotating outages. Customers could be without power for an extended period of time and should take steps now to be prepared. Find preparedness tips at: readyforwildfire.org.

10. What other steps is SCE taking to reduce wildfire risk?

Turning off power during elevated weather events is just one component of SCE’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan. We continue to reduce the risk of electrical equipment igniting wildfires, going beyond industry practices to address the new conditions we are facing. We’ve implemented a variety of technologies for advanced fire safety, including installation of new high-definition cameras, weather stations and miles of insulated power lines. We are also expanding operational practices such as enhanced overhead inspections, vegetation management and emergency response protocols.