Fire & Emergency

PGE has cut down 30,000 “hazard trees” in burned out areas

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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.