"I just feel like I'm a pawn in their game with like the state. I don't feel any safer, because they shut off my power for the past 24 hours." Chad Buccine reflects on the repeated power shutoffs affecting his family since they moved in eight months ago, expressing frustration at feeling powerless in the broader context of state wildfire prevention strategies. It highlights a tenant's struggle between safety measures and personal inconvenience.
"It was something that we felt was necessary with the high winds, the gusts, the dry conditions, the many elements that were playing into this decision..." PG&E spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian underscores the complex reasoning behind the power shutoff, emphasizing the need for precautionary measures during severe weather conditions to protect communities from the threat of wildfires.
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