Wildfire Safety
In this gallery, you’ll find interviews with subject matter experts from our Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience team covering a wide range of wildfire-related topics and b-roll of PGE specialists conducting transmission line checks.
PGE plans and prepares year-round for inclement and extreme weather conditions of all kinds, including wildfire risks, to make our system more resilient. Our wildfire safety plan is rooted in protecting people, property and natural environments. Regardless of the season or time of year, everyone has a part to play when it comes to readiness.Â
Wildfire mitigation (b-roll | images)
In support of our wildfire mitigation efforts, We proactively maintain and upgrade our equipment to increase resilience, reduce outages and mitigate wildfire risk.
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Overhead to Underground Conversion
Line crews de-commission and remove overhead distribution power lines in preparation to run power lines underground near Cherry Grove, Ore. Undergrounding and reconductoring distribution lines are two ways to protect PGE equipment from contact with trees, brush or animals (video courtesy PGE). Read more
Wildfire Mitigation Upgrades
PGE crews conduct power line inspections and preventive maintenance on PGE equipment in the Mt. Hood National Forest near Zigzag, Ore. PGE works year-round across the service area to reduce the risk and impact of wildfires. Part of this effort includes proactively maintaining and upgrading our equipment to increase resilience, reduce outages and mitigate wildfire risk (video courtesy PGE).
Overhead to Underground Interview with Dan Nuñez
Dan Nuñez, PGE's senior manager of strategic asset management, talks about the overhead to underground conversion efforts underway in PGE's high fire risk zones to reduce wildfire risk.
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