PG&E may cut electricity during high fire danger, are you prepared?

Byby Juan Carlos Guerrero KGO logo
Friday, July 27, 2018
How to prepare for a PG&E power outage right now
How to prepare for a PG&E power outage right nowPG&E may cut electrical power during days of Red Flag Warnings and/or extreme fire danger, and it could cause WiFi transmitters, streaming TVs and digital assistants like Amazon's Echo to experience an outage. Here are some tips to get ready for a shut off.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Fire season is upon us and PG&E warns that it may cut electrical power during days of strong winds and extreme fire danger to prevent a tragedy like last year's Wine Country fires, when it is suspected that downed transformers sparked several fires.

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A forced blackout would leave residents in the dark, in more ways than one. That's because devices we have come to rely on need electricity to function, like WiFi transmitters, streaming televisions and digital assistants like Amazon's Echo and Google Home.

Here are some tips to prepare for a power outage.

Ronald Cheung from Garage Masters shows how to open a garage door during a power outage.
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