90mph wind gusts, preemptive power outage planned for 8 hours, schools closed.
in 2021, this same thing happened about the same time of year, and the Marshall Fire started just a couple miles north of us. I could see the fire around the corner from my house.
https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/outage-safety/wildfires/power-shutoffs/event-update
Damn. Stay safe.
I’m assuming the preemptive power outage is “lessons learned” from the Marshall Fire?
Yes, exactly. Downed power lines were one of the culprits that was determined to have started the Marshall fire.
That’s good they’re taking preventative measures at least. Read the wikipedia page for it and was hoping that was the case.
Yeah, they learned they have to pay over half a billion dollars when their equipment starts fires that kill people.