Wildfires raging across Northern California are prompting officials to notify residents in 15 counties of potential blackouts.
According to The New York Post, PG&E said a possible Public Safety Power Shutoff may affect about 7,382 customers in 15 Northern California counties. The utility said dangerous fire weather — including strong winds, extremely dry air, and brittle vegetation — could create the kind of conditions where one spark can quickly turn into a fast-moving wildfire.
The potential shutoff area includes Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Fresno, Glenn, Lake Merced, Napa, San Benito, San Joaquin, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tehama, and Yolo. The Post reported that San Joaquin County could see the biggest impact, with 2,967 customers facing possible outages; Tehama County has 1,129 customers in the warning area, and Glenn County has 971…