Public Safety power outages are already underway in Northern California.  PG&E officials say there is potential for high winds across the state and in the

PG&E is warning that up to 28,000 customers across several counties may need to have their power shut off for safety reasons starting Thursday because of dry and windy weather conditions that pose a risk of sparking and spreading wildfires.

PG&E says they've reduced the number of counties that could see power shutoffs in the coming days as critical fire danger weather moves into Northern and Central California.

Southern California Edison is putting customers on notice about potential power shutoffs in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Santa Ana winds are set to come through on Friday, increasing fire

A red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service goes into effect at 11 p.m. Thursday and will continue into Saturday. Most of the San Francisco Bay Area falls under the warning, which is due to the critical fire weather conditions brought on by heavy wind,

PG&E, California’s largest utility provider, has warned upwards of around 32,000 customers in northern and central parts of the Golden State that they could see their power shut off in an effort to reduce the wildfire risk from energized equipment and power lines.