Is this the first time that @PGE4Me has proactively turned off power in advance of high-speed winds that can ignite mass fires?
Pacific Gas & Electric
 @PGE4Me
15 Oct 2018
As of 8:03 PM, PG&E has proactively turned off power in extreme fire-risk areas of Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties based on localized weather forecasts calling for wind gusts of up to 50 mph tonight into Monday AM. Approx. 17,483 customers are impacted. bit.ly/2EkkAsn
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @PGE4Me
So when the winds stop, how do they tell which ones are safe to turn back on? Or is a downed power line that's not being blown around less of a fire risk?

Oct 15, 2018 · 4:47 AM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron @kimmaicutler @PGE4Me
Presumably they can run lower currents as some sort of diagnostic? I don't imagine it should require manual inspection
Replying to @davidbaron @kimmaicutler @PGE4Me
At least in Florida after hurricanes they are typically visually inspected.
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