An important safety message for residents in the Stallion Springs and Bear Valley area.
Power and landlines are down in much of the area, and power is not expected back on until at least Saturday. With landlines for many down, it may be difficult to get message to some people impacted. Stallion Springs Police and Bear Valley Police are working to spread the message. If you know someone who may be impacted, please share this message.
Below is a message sent via ReadyKern:
You may be aware that Southern California Edison has activated a Public Safety Power Shutoff in the Tehachapi area. The outage does not affect Tehachapi but is fairly widespread in Bear Valley and Stallion Springs. The weather event triggering the PSPS activation is predicted to continue until sometime on Saturday, that is the projected time when Southern California Edison can begin to check the status of their distribution circuits. The power won’t be restored until that process is complete.
For those that require electric power for their critical life medical equipment.
Such as :
Ventilators
Continuous IV
Oxygen Concentrators
Auto feeding tubes
A shelter location is available for residents in the communities of Stallion Springs and Bear Valley Springs at the following locations:
Stallion Springs Community Services District
27800 Stallion Springs Drive
Tehachapi, CA 93561.
Telephone (661) 822-3268
Whiting Center (Bear Valley Springs)
26940 Bear Valley Road
Tehachapi, CA 93561.
Telephone (661)861-3110
You can also contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center at 661-861-3110.
