California public safety power shutdowns

Fri Oct 11 00:51:01 UTC 2019

Sean,

A diesel generator sparking a fire is extremely unlikely. A diesel generator by code must have a clear, nonflammable, area around it, and a spark arrestor on the exhaust to protect against burning particles in the exhaust. Diesel generators are not even a listed cause according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group:

https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pms412.pdf

Let’s not go making up fantastical monsters. There are plenty of real monsters to go around :)

 -mel

On Oct 10, 2019, at 5:29 PM, Ca By <cb.list6 at gmail.com<mailto:cb.list6 at gmail.com>> wrote:

I just hope the next fire is not sparked by a diesel generator that is running because commercial power is off.

On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 3:48 PM Sean Donelan <sean at donelan.com<mailto:sean at donelan.com>> wrote:

AT&T statement:

Like all PG&E customers, we are also affected by this power shutdown.
Overall our network continues to perform well and is operating at more
than 97% cause
of normal. We are aware that service for some customers may be
affected by this event and are working as quickly as possible to deploy
additional generators and recovery equipment. We appreciate our customer’s
patience.

T-Mobile statement:

The T-Mobile network is holding up well during the ongoing PG&E and SCE
safety power shut offs in California. We are seeing a small number of
sites down in some of the areas affected by the power shut off.

Our response teams are working to get sites back up and running as quickly
as possible. We understand that service disruptions are an inconvenience
to our customers and we appreciate their patience during this event.

Verizon:

Verizon spokeswoman Jeannine Brew Braggs said the company can serve
customers "indefinitely" until commercial power is restored. She
attributed that to the generators and backup batteries on-site at the
majority of its cell towers and other locations. Brew Braggs said the
company can refuel the generators to keep them running.

I'm still looking for statements from Sprint and US Cellular.
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