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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...

WSAB Adopts Policy Paper Recommendations

SACRAMENTO - The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board (WSAB) today adopted policy paper recommendations on Utility Vegetation Management, Above-Grade Distribution Systems, and Climate Change and Wildfire Regulations. These documents were adopted at the WSAB Feb. 7 board...

WSAB Publishes Final 2024 POU WMP Guidance Advisory Opinion

The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board (WSAB) today published the final adopted version of the Guidance Advisory Opinion for the 2024 Wildfire Mitigation Plans of Electric Publicly-Owned Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives. This document was adopted at the WSAB...

WSAB Publishes Draft 2024 POU WMP Advisory Opinion

The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board (WSAB) today published the draft version of the Advisory Opinion for the 2024 Wildfire Mitigation Plans of Electric Publicly Owned Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives.   Stakeholders may submit written comments before the...

WSAB Publishes Final 2023 POU Guidance Advisory Opinion

The Wildfire Safety Advisory Board (WSAB) 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 2022 POU Guidance Advisory Opinion Redline Draft

The California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board today published the redline draft of the Guidance Advisory Opinion for the 2023 Wildfire Mitigation Plans of Electric Publicly-Owned Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives. WSAB is responsible for reviewing the WMPs of...