Wildfire Safety Advisory Board to Hold Workshop on Publicly Owned Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans

The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board (WSAB) will host a remote access (virtual) workshop on publicly owned utility wildfire mitigation plans.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 1– 5 p.m.

WHERE: Remote access via webcast, WebEx, or conference line. Participation information is below. 

Members of the public are encouraged to attend remotely and provide their input. The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board will hear presentations from representatives of publicly owned electric utilities and electrical cooperatives.

Assembly Bill 1054, signed into law in July 2019, created the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board, a board of independent expert advisors, to advise a new Wildfire Safety Division within the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on wildfire safety measures. The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board will also review and provide advisory opinions on the wildfire mitigation plans of publicly owned electric utilities and electrical cooperatives. The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board will serve as an additional forum for the public to provide input on the important topic of wildfire safety.

PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:

• Live video broadcast via webcast: www.adminmonitor.com/ca/cpuc
  • Participants have audio and video but will not be able to submit written comments/questions.
• WebEx: Provides event audio and video and allows participants to submit written comments/questions.
  • Link: https://cpuc.webex.com/cpuc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e8c6981266e6e0819caaa00d7d6347e67
  • Event number: 146 483 7658
  • Event password: 2020
• Phone: Participants can hear the live event and make comment during the discussion or Q&A portions of the workshop.
  • Call-in number: 800-857-1917, passcode: 1767567
  • Participants will be placed on mute in “listen-only” mode until the public comment portion of the meeting. Once the public comment portions of the meeting begin, participants may dial * 1 (star one) when they wish to speak to be placed in a queue by the operator.
• Please note public comment will be via phone, WebEx, or email. During the discussion or Q&A portions, participants can comment via WebEx chat, emailing wildfiresafetyadvisoryboard@cpuc.ca.gov, or dialing * 1 (star one) to be placed in the operator’s queue.
• If you need an additional accommodation or modification to participate in the meeting, please contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office at public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov or toll free at 866-849-8390 at least five days in advance of the workshop.

Because of the changes related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the most updated information related to the Wildfire Safety Advisory Board workshop will be available prior to the commencement of the meeting at www.cpuc.ca.gov/WSAB. The workshop will be recorded and posted to the CPUC’s website.

For questions about the agenda or to provide written comments before the meeting, please contact the Wildfire Safety Advisory Board at wildfiresafetyadvisoryboard@cpuc.ca.gov.

The agenda is provided below. Additional information is available at www.cpuc.ca.gov/wsab or by emailing WildfireSafetyAdvisoryBoard@cpuc.ca.gov.

Wildfire Safety Advisory Board Workshop on

Publicly Owned Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans

November 18, 2020, 1 - 5 p.m.

Agenda

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