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The safety of our customers and communities is our top priority. We work 24/7 to keep the power on safely and reliably, even in extreme weather. We’re investing billions across our system in wildfire prevention strategies like system strengthening, situational awareness, operational practices, vegetation management and more.
Rocky Mountain Power is an industry leader in wildfire prevention.
Rocky Mountain Power is an industry leader in wildfire prevention, combining vegetation management, situational awareness and system strengthening to prevent wildfires (b-roll; 1:58).
Take a virtual tour of Rocky Mountain Power’s Wildfire Intelligence Center.
Rocky Mountain Power employs a team of professionals that monitors wildfire activity seven days a week (b-roll; 1:06).
Hear how the Wildfire Intelligence Center benefits customers.
Managing Director of Power Delivery Carrie Laird describes how the company’s Wildfire Intelligence Center benefits customers and helps inform the company’s decisions (SOT; 0:51).
Crews assist in vegetation management.
Crews removed overhead conductor to facilitate the felling of a hazard tree.
Crews assist in vegetation management.
Line crews removed overhead conductor to facilitate the felling of a hazard tree.
Crews install covered conductor.
Line crews replace existing power lines with covered conductor, increasing reliability and reducing the risk of wildfire ignitions.
Line crews install covered conductor.
Line crews replace existing power lines with covered conductor, increasing reliability and reducing the risk of wildfire ignitions.
Crews use a drone to inspect electrical equipment.
Crews use a drone to inspect power lines and equipment in difficult to access terrain.
Crews use drones to inspect electrical equipment.
Crews use a drone to inspect power lines and equipment in difficult to access terrain.
Crews use drones to inspect electrical equipment.
Crews use a drone to inspect power lines and equipment in difficult to access terrain.
Rocky Mountain Power crews use drones to inspect electrical equipment.
Rocky Mounain Power crews use a drone to inspect power lines and equipment in difficult to access terrain.
Crews patrol power lines.
Crews patrol power lines after an outage to make sure it’s safe to turn power back on.
Crews use drones to inspect electrical equipment.
Crews use a drone to inspect power lines and equipment in difficult to access terrain.
Rocky Mountain Power turns on Enhanced Safety Settings when fire risk is elevated.
A lineman engages Enhanced Safety Settings on electrical equipment during wildfire season.
Crews patrol power lines.
Crews patrol power lines after an outage to make sure it’s safe to turn power back on.
Rocky Mountain Power crews inspect power lines.
Crews inspect power lines and equipment during restoration. Crews look for damage to equipment and potential interference on power lines.
Crews install weather station.
PacifiCorp meteorologists use data from more than 600 weather stations to generate weather forecasts specific to each customer service area.
Crews install weather station.
PacifiCorp meteorologists use data from more than 600 weather stations to generate weather forecasts specific to each customer service area.
PacifiCorp meteorologists monitor weather conditions during fire season.
PacifiCorp meteorologists generate weather forecasts during fire season that inform the company’s operational practices and decisions.
PacifiCorp meteorologists monitor weather conditions during fire season.
PacifiCorp meteorologists generate weather forecasts during fire season that inform the company’s operational practices and decisions.
PacifiCorp meteorologists monitor weather conditions during fire season.
PacifiCorp meteorologists generate weather forecasts during fire season that inform the company’s operational practices and decisions.
PacifiCorp meteorologists monitor weather conditions during fire season.
PacifiCorp meteorologists generate weather forecasts during fire season that inform the company’s operational practices and decisions.
Crews use a helicopter to inspect power lines and equipment.
Crews use a helicopter to inspect power lines and equipment during restoration. Crews look for damage to equipment and potential interference on power lines.