PG&E Weekend Power Outage: Santa Cruz County Asked To Prepare

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — Residents and businesses in Santa Cruz County are being advised of a possible Public Safety Power Shutoff this weekend due to severe fire weather that's forecast to hit the area beginning Saturday about 3 p.m. and possibly extending into Monday.

Residents are being advised to stock extra batteries, water and non-perishable foods in case the utility does cut power.

To see if your home or business is impacted by the Public Safety Power Shutoff, visit the utility's PSPS map here.

Santa Cruz County is under a Red Flag Warning through the weekend. Fuel and weather conditions are combining to make for an extremely dangerous period for fire risk.