WILLITS, 1/27/18 — Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has been cutting down what they call “hazard trees” in areas affected by the recent fire for a couple months now. This week they announced that they had cut down more than 30,000 trees, of which 4,100 were in Mendocino and Lake Counties.
The recent devastating fires on the North Coast were among the most costly and deadly in California history. And at least in Mendocino County it is highly likely that the immediate cause was from trees sparking against PG&E power-lines. In the wake of the fires multiple lawsuits have been filed against PG&E claiming that the company failed to take precautions that would prevented tens of deaths and billions in damages — including cutting back trees before hand and burying power-lines in fire prone areas.
These lawsuits have PG&E on the hook for potentially billions of dollars.
But since the fires swept through North Coast communities PG&E has been cutting down large numbers of burned out snags and trees damaged enough by the fire to pose a hazard. They have hauled away much of the wood in Sonoma and Napa and will begin to do so in Mendocino in the next few weeks.
PG&E customers can opt in to this “Wildfire Wood Management Program” by calling 1-800-743-5000.
Here is the press release from PG&E with more details:
“UKIAH, Calif.—Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has pruned or cut down more than 30,000 hazard trees in fire-impacted communities in Northern California to reduce wildfire and public safety risk. Approximately 4,100 of those trees are in Mendocino and Lake Counties. The company will haul away larger wood that it has cut down near its power lines in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake Counties at no cost to property owners. If the wood qualifies, customers must request the wood removal service. The opt-in program ends February 28.
“We are committed to helping our customers recover from the devastating wildfires last fall. We’re offering this wood removal service to reduce wildfire risk created by hazard trees piling up, and to help ensure that customers can safely enjoy their property,” said Carl Schoenhofer, senior manager of PG&E’s Humboldt Division, which includes Mendocino and Lake Counties.
PG&E has completed about 96 percent of the work to cut down hazard trees near its power lines in wildfire-impacted communities to help ensure public safety and protect its electric and gas infrastructure. Work to haul away the larger wood began several weeks ago in Napa and Sonoma counties, and will begin in Mendocino County later this month.
Wildfire Wood Management Program
Customers who would like to opt-in to the Wildfire Wood Management Program can call 1-800-743-5000. The program closes on February 28, 2018. In order to qualify, the wood to be removed must be:
- Easily accessible by equipment or machinery,
- Larger than four inches in diameter and six feet in length, and
- Within 50 feet of a permanent structure or have the ability to impede traffic or roll into roads, road drainage structures or watercourses.
Wood and debris that is less than four inches in diameter does not qualify for this program. As with its normal practice, PG&E will clean up debris it cuts either by chipping or lopping and spreading according to forestry industry best practices.
PG&E contractors will haul away and dispose of the wood. The wood being removed from fire-impacted areas is generally not commercially viable. PG&E’s contractors will determine any potential end-uses.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/ and pge.com/news.“
They lie pge cal tran mountetey county water for sewage weels and tree services davey, coastal trees recycle moss landing power plant these imposters of a crew of no more than 5 have been cutting down all the red ak and native historic oak trees . powerlines railroad tracks and underground high electrical with black tubing have been placed underground and how do you replace blacktop in the rain overnight. Science for this plant and all is tree of life. Trees are now dead no oxygen under ground areas water evaporating and land now covering the cut red oak has been chopped up 9n dolan rd past little bridge on right next tracks it is burned or heated up with coal and goes directly i water system changing fields n trees to a rust red color….when you cut a native historic or red ak tree you break the generation and dna mmale n female that plus oil smudge sea salt water sewer water heated coal n tree shrub restores its historic state n its like a magic power. Permits are requiered these trees are protected bitats ecological federal n state pge cal trans imposters e been going in oples property n just cutting trees down at night overnight ew powerlines alot n trees gone.
YES EXACTLY IMPOSTERS I HAVE THE EXACT SAME I CALL FORMULA THAT HAS TO HAVE ALL INGRIRIENTS TO DO THE MAGIC. I HAVE VIDEOS AND SCREEN SHOTS OF ALL THE PLACES THEY SCOPED OUT AND THERES THIS ONE OLD SKINNY GUY WHO SHIWS UP ON THE BIG TRACTORS WEARING CAL TRANS OR MONTEREY COUNTY BADGE OR A CIVILIAN ON A BIKE OR JOGGING. I
THEY ARE NOT FROM HERE A PERSON IF 5 CAN NOT DO ALL THAT WORK IN 1 N8GHT MAN CANT AND LOOK HOW HIGH VOLTAGE LINES GO UP RUNNING EVERY WHICH WAY, WALLS THEY ARE PATCHED . RIGHT NOW IF YOU LOOK AROUND YOU SEE CONTAMINATED PILES OF ROCK MIXTURE LIKE GREYISH OR BLACK THATS GETTING PLACED IN OUR GROUND AT A FAST PACE ABD IF YOU SEE BEACH SAND AND DONT LIVE BY A BEACH HOW IT GET THERE . ON HWY 101 GILROY THE HILLS HAVE DARKNESS COVERING AND YOU CAN SEE BLACK PILES OF TAR LIKE MIXTURES ON GROUND FORMING GROWING. MY NAME IS SANDEE RODRIGUEZ
Can I just go get some of the wood for firewood that is along side the road?