Low-flying helicopter operations happening during emergency drills next week
–PG&E is advising its residential and business customers, representatives of local agencies, and the public about plans to conduct helicopter operations next week in San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara County in preparation for – and during – scheduled emergency preparedness drills simulating a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). Electricity will not be intentionally turned off during the drill, but the exercise will allow PG&E to verify its readiness in case power to certain areas must be turned off in the face of extreme wildfire ignition threat due to weather and ground conditions.
Helicopters are scheduled to fly, including at lower altitudes, on Monday, May 24 – west of Templeton and Paso Robles; on Tuesday, May 25 – east of Nipomo, including in the Huasna area; and in both areas on the day of the emergency preparedness drill – on Friday, May 28.
Operations will happen during daylight hours on Monday, May 24, Tuesday, May 25, and Friday, May 28.
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