2020 Sierra National Forest Creek Fire
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December 2, 2020 - SAN FRANCISCO - The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board (WSAB) will host a remote access only meeting as follows:
WHEN: Wednesday, December 9, 2020, 1– 4 p.m.
WHERE: Online via webcast; also available via conference line. Participation information is below.
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the meeting and provide their input. The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board will hear presentations from representatives of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Wildfire Safety Division, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) on the 2020 wildfire season. The Board will also discuss and vote on the Guidance Advisory Opinion for the Publicly Owned Electric Utilities and Electrical Cooperatives.
Assembly Bill 1054, signed into law in July 2019, created the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board, a board of independent expert advisors, to advise a new Wildfire Safety Division within the CPUC on wildfire safety measures, including plans written by utilities, so the CPUC can more effectively regulate the safety of investor-owned utilities. Additionally, the Board must review the Wildfire Mitigation Plans submitted by Publicly Owned Electric Utilities and Electrical Cooperatives and provide comments and an Advisory Opinion. The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board also serves as an additional forum for the public to provide input on the important topic of wildfire safety.
PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:
- Live broadcast via webcast: www.adminmonitor.com/ca/cpuc
- Conference call-in number: 1-800-857-1917, passcode: 1767567
- Participants will be placed on mute in “listen-only” mode until the public comment portion of the meeting. Once the public comment portions of the meeting begins, participants may dial * 1 (star one) when they wish to speak to be placed in a queue by the operator.
- Remote participants may email questions during the meeting to: wildfiresafetyadvisoryboard@cpuc.ca.gov
Because of the changes related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the most updated information related to Wildfire Safety Advisory Board meeting will be available prior to the commencement of the meeting at www.cpuc.ca.gov/WSAB.
Additional information including an agenda is available at www.cpuc.ca.gov/wsab or by emailing WildfireSafetyAdvisoryBoard@cpuc.ca.gov.
Source: CPUC
