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BPA Looking to Not Become the Next PG&E

The Bonneville Power Administration in the Pacific Northwest reviews its preventive mitigation and operational procedures.

The bankruptcy of Pacific Gas and Electric following the devastating 2017 fires has motivated other electric utilities of all types to re-examine how they do business.

See this trade magazine article about the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) on the steps that are being taken: BPA Deconstructs the Wildfire Equation.

Eliminating points of ignition and fuels along with changing up their operational procedures are some of the measures they are taking. 

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.