Wildfire mitigation plans
With wildfires becoming more frequent and intense throughout our region, protecting the communities we serve while providing safe, reliable power, is our highest priority. Learn more about our plans below.
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In 2018 the California legislature adopted Senate Bill 901. Under SB 901, California has taken a comprehensive approach to mitigating and creating greater resilience against wildfire risks. A key element of SB 901 is in the new provisions of the California Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 8386, which require electric utilities to develop annual wildfire mitigation plans (WMPs) to prevent, combat, and respond to wildfires within their service territories. Under PUC 8386(c), utilities must include in their WMPs statutorily prescribed content addressing a list of specific issues.
To implement this requirement of SB 901, the CPUC initiated a new rulemaking proceeding in October 2018, referred to as Rulemaking (R.) 18‐10‐007. In R. 18‐10‐007, the CPUC adopted a deadline of February 6, 2019, for utilities to file their initial WMPs and ordered utilities to use a uniform WMP template. PacifiCorp filed its 2020 California Wildfire Mitigation Plan on February 7, 2020.
The Wildfire Safety Division transitioned from the California Public Utilities Commission to the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (Energy Safety) on July 1, 2021; Energy Safety was established to ensure electrical utilities are taking effective actions to reduce utility-related wildfire risk.
For more information on utility wildfire mitigation plans, visit the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety.
PacifiCorp's 2023 Wildfire Mitigation Plan:
2023 Wildfire Mitigation Plan - May 8, 2023
2023 Revised Wildfire Mitigation Plan - October 11, 2023
2023 Final Wildfire Mitigation Plan – February 22, 2024
PacifiCorp's 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan:
PacifiCorp 2022 WF Plan Update Revision - July 2022
- Attachment 1: GIS Wildfire Risk
- Attachment 2: GIS Layered Covered Conductor
- Attachment 3: GIS Layer Inspections
- Attachment 4: GIS Layer Vegetation Circuits Worked 2020-2021
- Attachment 5: GIS Layer Vegetation Circuits Planned 2022
- Attachment 6: Limited evidence to support the effectiveness of covered conductor
- Q1 2022 Quarterly Data Report (QDR) Non-Spatial Data – May 2, 2022
- Q1 2022 Quarterly Initiative Update (QIU) – May 2, 2022
2022 WF Plan Maturity Survey Responses
PacifiCorp's 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Plan:
R18-10-007 WF Performance Metrics
R18-10-007 WF Utility GIS Data
PacifiCorp's 2020 Wildfire Mitigation Plan:
R18-10-007 PacifiCorp WF Tables
R18-10-007 PacifiCorp WF Spacial Data
PacifiCorp's 2019 Wildfire Mitigation Plan:
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Responses issued by PacifiCorp
On August 21st, 2023, Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp, applied to defer incremental costs for its commercial insurance coverage due to higher wildfire-related premiums. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission reviewed the application and approved it.
On April 15th, 2024, Rocky Mountain Power filed the 2024 Idaho Wildfire Mitigation Plan in accordance with Order 36045. Rocky Mountain Power’s wildfire mitigation efforts in Idaho are centered on certain operating practices, informed by ongoing wildfire risk analysis. This plan describes targeted operational practices that can be deployed in response to situational awareness. Such programs include additional field patrols, corrections, and vegetation management. Additionally, this plan describes baseline risk analysis for informational purposes, as the analysis may designate a fire high consequence area in Idaho at some point in the future, expanding program application.
On August 25, 2020, the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) initiated an informal rulemaking process (Docket No. AR 638) to address electric utility risk-based wildfire protection plans. The rulemaking process incorporates the recommendations of the Governor's Council on Wildfire Response and the guidance issued in the Governor's Executive Order 20-04. The Pacific Power Oregon Wildfire Mitigation Plan specifically guides the mitigation strategies that will be deployed in Oregon, consistent with Oregon Administrative Rules. These efforts are designed to reduce the probability of utility related wildfires.
2024 Oregon Wildfire Mitigation Plan
2023 Oregon Wildfire Mitigation Plan
2022 Oregon Wildfire Protection Plan
For more information on utility wildfire mitigation plans and OPUC proceedings, please refer to the commission website.
In February 2023, Rocky Mountain Power filed its Wildland Fire Mitigation Plan with the Utah Public Service Commission, which is pending review and approval. The plan represents the response, in Utah, to increased wildfire risk in the Western United States. Electric utilities in Utah are required to file wildland fire protection plans for Commission approval every three years.
The plan identifies Fire High Consequence Areas (FHCAs), which are areas identified by Rocky Mountain Power at a heightened risk of wildfire. In those areas, Rocky Mountain Power employs enhanced vegetation management practices, more frequent asset inspections with expedited corrections for select risk conditions, and extensive system hardening measures. The system hardening measures take a variety of forms, including the installation of non-combustion fuses, covered distribution lines, steel poles, fire-resistant pole wraps or coatings for wood poles, and, in certain cases, the full reconstruction of a given line.
2020 Wildland Fire Protection Plan
Learn more about the Salt Lake City Foothills Wildfire Mitigation Project
See Rocky Mountain Power’s 2021 Wildland Fire Cost and Compliance Report