Downed power lines sparks wildfire and closes NB 101 at Espinosa

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11:47 AM40[68] PER 42 CALTRANS HAS CLOSURE SET UP NB AT CENTRAL MOVING TRAFFIC WEST ONTO CENTRAL AND NORTH TO GREENFIELD AND TURNING VEHS AROUND AT LAGOMARSSINO / TRAFFIC BREAKS IN PLACE AND WILL HAVE TO SHUT DOWN SB / WILL ADV ON THAT
11:47 AM39[67] [Notification] [CHP]-40, PGE CREW ETA 1,5 ETA AS OF 14 AGO ENRT FRM PISMO , UNITS DOING ROUND ROBINS FOR SB TFRC AS THEY APPROCH CENTRAL AND LAGO MARSINO , DIVERTING NB TFRC ON TO CENTRAL INTO GREENFIELD WILL PUT VEHS PASSED WIRES , 42/45 DOING ROUND ROBINS, 40 AT UNDERWOOD MAKING SURE NO ONE PASSES CLOSURE. [Shared]
11:39 AM38[64] [Appended, 11:39:34] [7] AND HEADING THAT WAY FOR TRAFFIC BREAKS
11:35 AM37[59] [Appended, 11:39:34] [2] STATES THE TRAFFIC THAT IS BEING DIVERTED FRM NB IS BEING SENT INTO THE FLOW OF SB TRAFFIC THAT IS GOING REGUALR FRWY SPEEDS
11:24 AM36[56] [Notification] [CHP]-CALLER ADVS VEHS ARE TURNING AND GOING WW IN CD SPEEDING AWAYA AND ALSO VEHS GOING IN REVERSE ON RHS AND CD TO GET OUT OF STOPPED TFRC 
11:20 AM35[53] LINES ARE DENERGIZED AT THE ORIG POLE, BUT PGE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO IT YET / COULD CAUSE THE REST OF THE POLE TO GO DOWN AND LINES GO DOWN ACROSS THE HWY
11:19 AM34[52] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CALFIRE, UNABLE TO USE SUSAN LN BECAUSE THAT RD HAS POWER LINES GOING ACROSS IT 
11:18 AM33[51] 1039 ENTAC
11:17 AM32[50] PER 8-S1 UNK ETA TO OPENADN REQ CONTACT ENTAC

ORIGINAL POST BELOW;

11:05 AM30[48] [Notification] [CHP]-PER MTRY SGT THE FRONTAGE RD DOESNT GO THROUGH, WILL NEED TO BE DIVERTED TO CENTRAL OR LAGO MARSINO 
11:04 AM29[46] A8-040 WAS ALBE TO GO ON CALCORD / ADV STOPPED TRAFFIC UNDER WIRES POLE DISCONNECTED NOW AND STILL BURNING /1023 FOR PGE
11:01 AM28[44] FIRE ADVS TALKING TO UNIT NOW
11:01 AM27[42] [Notification] [CHP]-MTRY CO SGT 97 AT UNDERWOOD INQ WHAT TYPE OF ASSIST HE NEEDS TO PROVIDE 1184 OR DIVERT TRAFFIC
11:00 AM26[41] GREENFIELD FIRE , LL AND REQ IF CHP CAN USE CALFOR
10:57 AM25[40] 40CLEARING TRAFFIC OUT THAT IS JNO UNDERWOOD
10:55 AM24[39] 1039 MTRY COM DO NOT CLOSE SB SIDE , NEED ASTNCE AT UNDERWOOD
10:55 AM23[38] PER MTRY COM SO DOES NOT HAVE SB SIDE CLOSED
10:53 AM22[35] [Notification] [CHP]-PER MTRY COM INQ IF THEY STILL NEED SB LNS SHUT DOWN
10:52 AM21[34] MTRY SO DISP ON LL INQ IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER LNS THAT NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN?
10:49 AM20[32] 1039 DOT RE LINE 28 // DOT SUPERVISOR FRM KC 97 WORKING ON IT
10:48 AM19[31] 1039 8-S1 VIA LL
10:47 AM18[30] [Notification] [CHP]-CALTRANS ETA 1 HR
10:47 AM17[29] NOTIFY S1 / SIG ALERT NEEDED
10:45 AM16[26] WILLL NEED TO DIVERT NB TRAFFIC ONTO UNDERWOOD TO METZ
10:45 AM15[25] REQ DOT TO UNDERWOOD / CALTRANS WILL ADV ETA
10:44 AM14[22] 1039 CALTRANS
10:43 AM13[21] 40 ADV LINE 20 / COPIED OTHER TRAFFIC
10:43 AM12[20] REQ CALTRANS TRAFFIC BACKED UP TO UNDERWOOD AT A STOP
10:43 AM11[19] [Notification] [CHP]-PGE ETA 30 MIN 
10:43 AM10[18] SO ADVISING BOTH NB LN BLOCKED BY THE WIRES
10:39 AM9[15] [Notification] [CHP]-PER SALCOMM GRNFLD PD DOING 1184 , REQ CHP REROUTE TRAFFIC NB JSO PATRICIA
10:31 AM8[11] VEG FIRE WITH LIVE WIRES DOWN
10:30 AM7[10] FIRE ADVISING BOTH LOW HANGING AND ALSO ON THE RDWY
10:30 AM6[9] [Notification] [CHP]-FIRECOMM REQ ASSIST F/CHP LINES ACROSS BOTH SIDES OF US101 BOTH LN NB AND SB
10:30 AM5[7] 1039 PGE W/UPDATE
10:28 AM4[5] GRASS AROUND POLE IS ON FIRE
10:27 AM3[3] 1039 PGE
10:25 AM2[2] FIRE ENRT
10:25 AM1[1] POWER POLE IS SMOKING

2 thoughts on “Downed power lines sparks wildfire and closes NB 101 at Espinosa”

  1. Thank you, Kate. Noting from the log that fires started at the pole with downed wires AND at (JSO) the nearby substation. PG&E has a lot of work to do. Thanks to all involved working this and the drivers at nature’s mercy.

  2. ya know, how about losing PG+E… imagine everyone makes their own damn power, no huge transmission infrastructure that is confirmed to start fires. we have the technology, use it. really, imagine how much more lovely the coast would be WITHOUT all the power poles.

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