More than a dozen fire-ravaged counties across Northern California are warning about the new fire threat posed by PG&E’s failure to remove more than 100,000 trees it cut during stepped-up efforts to ease the fire danger around its power lines.
Mark Amador, a resident of Lake Berryessa Estates, said he welcomed PG&E crews clearing trees from power lines in his neighborhood. But he says they left behind dozens of dying or dead trees, which are now a new fire threat. “I just was wondering why they haven’t completed the job,” he said.
“That’s a safety issue for the public and for the property owner,” said Amador’s neighbor Gary