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Wildfire Safety Advisory Board

California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board

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, POU) 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.

Wildfire Safety Advisory Board

News and Updates

WSAB Publishes its final Guidance Advisory Opinion on the 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plans of Electric Publicly Owned Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives

Mar 3, 2022

Board publishes the final Guidance Advisory Opinion on the 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plans of Electric Publicly Owned Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives, approved on February 23, 2022 and issued March 2, 2022. March 2, 2022: Changes to the Guidance Advisory...

WSAB publishes its Recommendations on the 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan Guidelines, Safety Culture and Performance Metrics for Investor-Owned Utilities and Small and Multi-Jurisdictional Utilities

Jul 14, 2021

Board publishes its Recommendations on the 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan Guidelines, Safety Culture and Performance Metrics for Investor-Owned Utilities and Small and Multi-Jurisdictional Utilities approved at the June 28, 2021 Board meeting and issued on June 30,...

WSAB Recommendations on the 2021 WMP Updates for Large Investor-Owned Utilities

Apr 16, 2021

Board publishes Recommendations on the 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) Updates for Large Investor-Owned Utilities, approved on April 14, 2021 and issued April 16, 2021. These recommendations are for Wildfire Safety Divisions consideration as it evaluates the...

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Board Publications

The Board publishes recommendations for the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (OEIS) on the Investor-Owned Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMP), and Advisory Opinions for Electric Publicly-Owned Utilities and Cooperatives (together, POU) on their WMPs. The Board also provides additional advice as requested by OEIS.

Board Members and Staff

The Board consists of seven independent members appointed by the Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, and Senate Committee on Rules, to advise and make recommendations to the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety and Electric Publicly-Owned Utilities and Cooperatives on wildfire matters.