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California’s climate conditions have changed to be such that fire “season” has now evolved into a year-long battle against wildfires. The City of Banning is surrounded by territory that has potential for high-risk fire areas. As you may have heard, a preventive measure to help protect against wildfires is Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events. These events may be called during extreme and potentially dangerous weather conditions.

The combination of predicted wind gusts up to 50 mph, low humidity of 5 to 10 percent, and warm temperatures have created a Red Flag warning for extreme fire conditions in our area. While SCE alerts have been deployed to Banning Electric Utility customers that the Dysart, Saddleback, and Stubby circuits could experience PSPS events over the next few days, these events will not impact Banning Electric Utility customers. These unincorporated areas currently affected by PSPS events are not served by the City of Banning. A potential PSPS event within the City of Banning would only occur if the Banning Circuit out of El Casco is impacted by an PSPS event. At this time, the Banning Circuit out of El Casco is not scheduled for a PSPS event. If a SCE PSPS will impact Banning Electric Utility customers in the future, every attempt will be made to alert and inform our customers.

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