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California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board

 

The vision of the Wildfire Safety Advisory Board is a fire resilient California free of utility caused wildfires.

The mission of the Wildfire Safety Advisory Board is to advise and make recommendations to reduce the risk of utility related wildfires.

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.

WSAB News and Updates

WSAB Publishes Draft Advisory Opinion for Publicly Owned Utilities

The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board (WSAB) today released a draft advisory opinion for publicly owned utilities to follow in the development of their Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMP). The 11 recommendations include making WMPs digitally accessible, including...

Meetings

Wildfire Safety Advisory Board Meeting 12/4/2024

December 4, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Contact Us

All inquiries may be submitted to wsab@energysafety.ca.gov.