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APS presents expanded wildfire-mitigation program and public safety power shut-off criteria; county urged to help with community outreach
Summary
APS outlined a multi-pronged wildfire mitigation strategy—vegetation management, grid hardening, weather stations, cameras and public safety power shutoffs (PSPS). The company said it expanded cameras and weather stations and will target 65 lines for PSPS readiness this season; APS and county pledged coordinated community outreach.
Arizona Public Service told the Board of Supervisors that it has expanded wildfire-mitigation efforts across its northern Arizona service area and described changes to operations that could include targeted public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) during extreme weather.
APS mitigation pillars: APS summarized a comprehensive approach including vegetation management along rights-of-way; grid hardening and pole protection (including a fire-resistant pole wrap); enhanced inspections and asset replacement; instrumentation (more weather stations and pan-tilt-zoom cameras, including AI smoke-detection cameras); and operational controls such as temporary disabling of automatic reclosers…
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