As wildfires continue to rage across California, thousands of residents prepared for more power outages this weekend. “I feel like it’s a huge pitfall that no one approached me about” the state’s medical baseline mitigation program, she said. By PG&E’s count, there are nearly 10,000 medical baseline customers who may be affected by the power outages. Southern California Edison counts more than 76,000 medical baseline customers across its service territory and nearly 17,000 who are identified as critical care customers. People typically learn of the medical baseline program through word of mouth, online and through their doctors, healthcare facilitators and disability advocate groups, Southern California Edison said.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 25, 2019 19:30 UTC