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)