Full Notification

PG&E will begin shutting off power to a significant portion of the Town of Windsor at around midnight tonight unless conditions change. PG&E anticipates that restoration of power may begin on Thursday, October 10th at noon. After restoration begins, it could take up to 5 days to completely restore power to all impacted customers across Northern California. Based on forecasted winds, PG&E is expecting significant damage to their system which can delay restoration times. Visit pge.com/pspsupdates to enter your address in their searchable map to determine whether or not your impacted. We are aware that there have been difficulties with their website due to the high volume of use.
 
A Red Flag Warning will be in effect for the Town of Windsor and includes a majority of Sonoma County from Wednesday (10/9) at 5 a.m. to Thursday at 5 p.m. for very strong and dry winds with low humidity creating critical fire danger.
 
A Wind Advisory will be in effect for the upper elevations of Sonoma County (over 1000 ft) from Wednesday (10/9) a 6 a.m. to Thursday (10/10) at 3 p.m. Outages are likely to occur unrelated to the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS).
 
The Sonoma County Fire District has extra staffing in place that includes additional staffed fire engines and chief officers at all of our fire stations in Windsor. Firefighters will be patrolling the communities that we serve. More than 20 extra fire engines will be staffed across Sonoma County.
 
For up-to-date information call 2-1-1.  Call 911 only to report life threatening emergencies. 

Ensure that you are registered to receive emergency alerts from SoCo Alert and Nixle by visiting SoCo Alert at https://socoemergency.org/home/emergency/stay-informed/socoalert/ and by texting  your zip code to 888-777 for Nixle.

Multiple intersections are expected to be without power.  Public Safety officials urge drivers to reduce speeds, drive with caution and treat all intersection without power as a 4-way stop.
 

Instructions:

Ensure that you and your family are prepared for a power outage that may last several days.