In a statement to KPIX 5, PG&E said it has filed a report with state regulators over the incident. Cal Fire air support arrived on scene by approximately 1730 hours and began dropping fire retardant and water." Firefighters near front lines of Dixie Fire, July 19, 2021. His supervisor called 9-1-1, and the 9-1-1 operator replied they were aware of the fire and responding. The troubleman manually removed the third fuse and reported the fire. "He also observed a fire on the ground near the base of the tree. There he observed two of three fuses blown and what appeared to him to be a healthy green tree leaning into the Bucks Creek 1101 12 kV conductor, which was still intact and suspended on the poles." "Due to the challenging terrain and road work resulting in a bridge closure, he was not able to reach the pole with the fuse until approximately 1640 hours. "The responding PG&E troubleman observed from a distance what he thought was a blown fuse on the PG&E Bucks Creek 1101 12kV Overhead Distribution Circuit uphill from his location," the utility said in an electric incident report with the California Public Utilities Commission.Äixie Fire: PG&E Dixie Fire incident report The utility said a repairman noticed damage to fuses on a power line on July 13 after the company's outage system indicated that Cresta Dam off of Highway 70 in the Feather River Canyon had lost power.
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