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Santa Rosa Water details wildfire-season preparations; highlights generators, SCADA resilience
Summary
Deputy Director Joe Chiavone briefed the Board of Public Utilities on infrastructure and operational steps taken ahead of the 2025 fire season, including generator installations, SCADA and radio upgrades, coordination with emergency agencies and drills.
At a meeting of the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Santa Rosa, Deputy Director Joe Chiavone briefed the board on preparations for the 2025 wildfire season, describing infrastructure hardening, communications upgrades and training intended to maintain water and sewer service during emergencies.
Chiavone said Santa Rosa received above‑average rainfall and noted regional wildfire statistics, saying the agency tracked roughly "a little over a million acres burned in 2024" and about "200,000" acres so far in 2025. He said forecast maps showed July and August near normal for the city and the potential for above‑normal fire activity as…
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