In the North Bay, all eyes are on the skies ahead of more storms that are set to drench the Bay Area. First responders are ready for some overtime and PG&E says it’s prepared to respond quickly to power outages.
PG&E says it’s ready for the next series of storms to hit the Bay Area.
“We pre-stage a lot of the materials and equipment that might be damaged during a storm, poles, conductors, wires, transformers,” said PG&E spokesperson Megan McFarland.
McFarland says 1.4 million PG&E customers lost power during powerful storms earlier this month. But this round, the utility doesn’t expect a direct hit.
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“This storm will have rain, wind, low snow in some areas but not those heavy sustained winds that can damage our equipment,” McFarland said.
“We’ve got the candles and the batteries out, but that’s the key concern all the power going down,” said Dusty Roady.
Roady lives inside the Novato Mobile Home Park, which lost power two weeks ago.