PG&E Offers Fall Tree Trimming Safety Tips - Sierra Sun Times

Cases of fallen branches or trees on power lines have increased this year

October 8, 2022 - OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fall is here! It's Veterans Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving season. Many people also think about cleaning theirs meters before the weather changes to make way for Christmas decorations by cutting bushes and removing dead trees. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) after more than 100 incidents of trees or branches of trees are tombés dans de lignes electriques soit by the owner who causes the travaux d'trees soit by the team of trees misappropriated by the owner. These incidents are the kind of situations that can lead to breakdowns and inflammation.

"We are seeing an increase in branches falling onto power lines during tree maintenance operations and whether you are a licensed arborist, lumberjack, harvest plan owner or landowner we encourage you to call us before pruning or felling trees near power lines. said Andrew Abranches, senior director of PG&E's wildfire risk management team.

The phone number to call is (800) 564-5080. Here are additional home and commercial tips for safely pruning and removing trees.

BEFORE WORKING NEAR POWER LINES:

• Call PG&E to request a security assessment of the area. PG&E will ensure that it is safe to fell a tree in this area, either by disabling the line or in a situation where PG&E engages its contractor to carry out the work.
• It is illegal to work within 10 feet of a transmission or distribution line without calling the utility company.
• If a tree or branch makes contact with the power line, stay away and call 911 immediately, then call PG&E. Don't try to remove the tree or branch from the line.

PG&E meets all applicable federal and state vegetation clearance requirements by regularly cutting and removing approximately 100,000 miles of power lines. This includes annual inspection and monitoring of each PG&E power transmission and distribution overhead line, with some sites being patrolled multiple times.

For more information on safely planting and pruning trees, go to www.pge.com/powerlinesafety .

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility company serving more than 16 million people in more than 70,000 square miles in northern and central California. See pge.com and pge.com/news for more information.
Source: PG&E

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