Elevated fire weather conditions and Santa Ana winds continued overnight and into Thursday morning in San Diego’s backcountry meriting additional overnight Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in certain communities to help reduce wildfire risk and protect public safety.  

As of Thursday morning, approximately 1,250 customers in the communities of Boulevard, Campo, Descanso, Jamul, Potrero and the Viejas Reservation have been de-energized. An up-to-date list of impacted communities can be found at sdge.com/ready. 

SDG&E’s Emergency Operations Team continues to monitor weather conditions to determine when it will be safe to restore power to impacted customers. Before power can be safely restored, extreme weather conditions must pass, allowing crews to inspect power lines and equipment to ensure their safe operation, and if needed, repair damage caused by weather conditions. Consequently, inspections of those lines can only be completed during daylight hours.  For more information on the restoration process, click here. 

Community Resource Centers will remain open until power is restored in the communities impacted by PSPS. These Centers are equipped with resources to support anyone who needs it, including Wi-Fi and phone and medical device charging. The most current list of impacted communities as well as Community Resource Center locations and hours of operation can be found at sdge.com/ready. 

SDG&E has also partnered with 211 San Diego and Orange County United Way (formerly 211 Orange County) to offer enhanced community resources during a PSPS. 211 is free, confidential and available to answer customer calls 24/7, in over 200 languages. Customers with hearing impairment can dial 211 or 711 and ask to be connected to 211 at 858-900-1211.  

Customers in the PSPS zones should continue to be prepared to potentially be without power through Friday. SDG&E encourages customers to have an emergency plan in place, including an emergency kit prepared with important supplies. 

High winds and other weather conditions also have the potential to lead to unplanned outages throughout the region, which are separate from a PSPS. Customers are encouraged to visit SDG&E’s outage map at sdge.com/outages for unplanned outage details and expected restoration times. 

Safety is SDG&E’s highest priority. Customers should never approach damaged infrastructure or downed power lines and instead report them by calling 911 or SGD&E’s call center at 800-411-7343.  

For ongoing updates about this PSPS event, please visit SDGEtoday.com or follow SDG&E’s X channel, @SDGE.