The fire is in the area of Newcastle Road.
NRCS now has funding available for removing dead trees in defensible space Calaveras County Tree Mortality Program Remove your Dead Trees and Reduce your Wildfire Risk Information PG & E Your Trees and the Drought.
PG&E and our tree contractors do not have the authority to remove wood because the trees on your land are your property. As a courtesy, tree crews cut larger limbs into more manageable lengths and leave wood on-site for customer use.

May 10, melinda: in calaveras county, melinda meza, kcra 3 news. LISA: PG&E POINTS OUT THAT IT’S REQUIRED TO KEEP TREES AWAY FROM ITS POWER LINES, AND THAT IS AN ON-GOING JOB TRACKING THE COVID VACCINEEstimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Get answers to frequently asked questions. Trees that fall into power lines can cause outages and be a serious hazard. To prevent tree-related outages and accidents, we provide property owners and professional tree workers with a broad range of information and services.
Nov 08, In a presentation to the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Aaron Johnson, vice president of the Customer Energy Solutions (CES) organization at PG&E, addressed a range of county-wide Estimated Reading Time: 9 mins. 1. Look up before planting or pruning trees and work at a safe distance by keeping yourself and tools at least 10 feet away from power lines at all times.
2. Stay away from downed power lines and call if you see a downed line. 3. If you plan to prune trees near power lines or your service wire, follow our pruning guidelines below. Only line.