Strong winds and soaring temperatures are prompting power shutoffs across wildfire-prone areas of Southern California.
As of Wednesday morning, Southern California Edison has initiated Public Safety Power Shutoffs to more than 2,000 customers in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties.
Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) are a “measure of last resort,” and are triggered when conditions are ripe for wildfire, including a red flag warning by the National Weather Service, extremely low humidity levels, forecasted sustained winds above 25mph, and high wind gusts…