Assembly Bill 1054, signed into law in July 2019, created the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board (WSAB or the Board), a board of independent experts. The Board advises the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety on electrical corporations’ Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMP), requirements for these plans, and other wildfire safety matters. Additionally, the Board reviews the WMPs submitted by Publicly-Owned Electric Utilities and Electrical Cooperatives (together, POUs) and provides comments and Advisory Opinions. The Board also serves as an additional forum for the public to provide input on the important topic of wildfire safety.
The Board meets at least quarterly throughout the state.
All inquiries may be submitted to wsab@energysafety.ca.gov.
News and Updates
WSAB Publishes Final 2023 POU Guidance Advisory Opinion
The California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board today published the final adopted version of the Guidance Advisory Opinion for the 2023 Wildfire Mitigation Plans of Electric Publicly-Owned Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives. This document was adopted at the WSAB...
WSAB Publishes Final Recommendations on Energy Safety’s Safety Culture Assessment Process
The WSAB published its final recommendations on Energy Safety’s Safety Culture Assessment process, approved on August 30, 2022. Final Safety Culture Assessment Recommendations
WSAB Publishes Revised Draft Recommendations on Energy Safety’s Safety Culture Assessment Process
The WSAB published its draft recommendations on Energy Safety's Safety Culture Assessment process, approved on August 25, 2022. Draft Safety Culture Assessment Recommendations
Meetings
Board Publications
Board Members and Staff
POU Wildfire Mitigation Plans
The Board provides advisory opinions to Electric Publicly-Owned Utilities and Cooperatives (together, POU) on their Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMP).
See also: POU WMP Case
IOU Wildfire Mitigation Plans
The Board reviews the Investor-Owned Utility WMPs and provides recommendations to the OEIS. The Board also provides recommendations to OEIS on the WMP Guidelines, Performance Metrics and Safety Culture Assessments.
See also: WMP Guidelines Docket | WSAB IOU WMP Docket
Public Comments
The Board welcomes public comment on its publications and other matters.
See also: WMP Guidelines Docket | WSAB IOU WMP Docket