LAKE COUNTY — Just like last week, PG&E will continue to use a helicopter to patrol electric lines in Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake Counties this week and over the next several weeks as part of vegetation and safety work.
On alternating days, a Bell 407 or a Bell 206L3 Long Ranger will leave the Ukiah Municipal Airport or the Charles Schulz Sonoma County Airport around 8 a.m. and fly through 4 p.m.
Foresters will fly low but still within FAA regulations when it comes to utility work, in order to look for vegetation near electric lines in high fire-threat areas. Flights will mostly happen Monday through Friday but depending on weather, foresters may need to fly some Saturdays.
The power lines that will be patrolled over the next 7 weeks are in the following areas:
Lake County:
- Middletown
- Konocti (includes Hobergs, Adam Springs)
- Upper Lake
- Lower Lake
- Cobb (includes Anderson Springs, Harbin Springs)
- Kelseyville (Bottle Rock Road area)
- Clearlake Oaks
- Spring Valley
Sonoma County:
- Kenwood (and Oakmont)
- Glen Ellen (includes portions of Aqua Caliente and Bennett Valley)
- Sonoma
- Cazadero
- Fort Ross
- Healdsburg
Mendocino County:
- Ukiah
- Redwood Valley
- Calpella
- Potter Valley
- Laytonville
- Willits
