presented by ron lane deputy cao, county of san diego

SEPTEMBER 2011 SAN DIEGO POWER OUTAGE

Presented by Ron LaneDeputy CAO, County of San Diego

Background

Power goes out countywide at 3:27PM on Sept 8, 2011

Power fully restored 3:19PM on Sept 9, 2011

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Impacts

Households

Businesses

Communities

Cascading effect on “Lifelines”

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Lifelines

Hospitals

Communications

Fuel

Water

Wastewater

Transportation

Hospitals

Back-up Generators

Energy-dependent residents

Coincide with other emergency

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Communications

Emergency communication Internal To the public

Telephones Text Cell Phones

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Fuel

Emergency Vehicles

Gas Stations

Pipelines

Airports/Military

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Water and Wastewater

Maintain Pumping Capabilities

Linked to Fuel and Communications

Transportation

Traffic Signals

Trolleys and Trains

Railway signals

Airports

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Community

Schools

Events

Food

ATMs and Money

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Lessons Learned

Prioritize the effort Health and Safety (hospitals, elevator

entrapments, traffic intersections) Public communication

Severity of impact increases exponentially based on length of outage

Pre-planning is critical (notion of Advanced Recovery)