SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 29: A fire detection camera is seen at the PG&E Hazard Awareness Warning Center (HAWC) in San Ramon, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. The HAWC is staffed 24-hours a day, seven days a week, to monitor a broad range of natural disasters including wildfires, land movement, earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding and avalanche hazards.
SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Scott Strenfel, director of meteorology and fire science, shows maps at the PG&E Hazard Awareness Warning Center (HAWC) in San Ramon, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Fire camera screens are seen at the PG&E Hazard Awareness Warning Center (HAWC) in San Ramon, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Senior analyst Chereese Sills monitors at the PG&E Hazard Awareness Warning Center (HAWC) in San Ramon, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Artificial intelligence alerts to smoke on a fire camera screen at the PG&E Hazard Awareness Warning Center (HAWC) in San Ramon, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Senior analyst Kristopher Duncan-Sheehy monitors at the PG&E Hazard Awareness Warning Center (HAWC) in San Ramon, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. “I feel like I can directly influence how we respond and how we’re prepared.” I’ve been with the company for 34 years and emergency management has been my passion for a very long time,” Gibson said. PG&E built the San Ramon site in 2018 and have made improvements since, especially in light of the many recent deadly wildfires, including the Camp Fire in Paradise, said Angie Gibson, PG&E’s vice-president of emergency preparedness and response. Senior analysts at the facility use resources from NOAA satellite feeds, a computer-aided dispatch, official agency information feeds and more to monitor for hazards affecting PG&E’s service territory, which stretches from Lake Shasta and the Redding area down to the Grapevine in Southern California. “I’m trying to utilize the best science possible to make the best decisions possible,” said Scott Strenfel, PG&E’s director of meteorology and fire science at the center. The program has the capability to differentiate wildfire smoke from fog and other false indicators during extremely dry, hot and windy weather, which is invaluable to PG&E analysts and fire agencies. Some of the technology consists of a network of high-definition cameras to spot fires, many of which are part of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine-learning testing program. Through strong partnerships among Pacific Gas and Electric’s internal teams, as well as with the National Weather Service, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and others, staff members share information on the risk of emerging hazards in Northern and Central California within PG&E, and with partner agencies. The center is staffed 24-hours a day, seven days a week, to monitor and track a broad range of natural disasters, including wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding and avalanches.
The power company recently upgraded the hub, which it calls its Hazard Awareness Warning Center. Tucked away in a building in San Ramon is the hub of PG&E’s network that monitors and tracks natural disasters throughout much of California around the clock, assessing their potential for destruction.
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