SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.- When the forecast calls for dry windy conditions Southern Cal Edison Edison calls Public Safety Power Shutoffs an essential tool.
When certain conditions occur somewhere along a circuit such as very dry vegitation, gusty wind, high wind when there are certain condition When there are certain conditions that demand a public safety power shutoff we use that tool to reduce the possibility of a spark happening if a debris becomes airborn and strikes a power line,” said SCE spokesperson Jeff Monford.
A shutoff warning started at 3 p.m. and is likley to go until midnight Thursday in Southern Santa Barbara County including people along Highway 154, Eastern Goleta Valley and The Gaviota Coast…