Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
GD incident on 2018-07-28 — CA
Operator
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$229,000
Incident datetime
2018-07-28 10:10
Report number
Location
CA, SHASTA
Narrative
On july 26, 2018 at 0900 hours (operational at 1400 hours), the north valley operations emergency center (oec) was activated to support the carr fire in redding. During the night of july 25-26, the fire increased in size. Gas emergency center (gec) was activated to support the event. As of 7/27/18 at 1300 hours, 468 gas customers were proactively shut in. During the night of july 27-28, crews continued to assess additional areas. As of 7/28/18 at 0600 hours, the crew shut-in an additional 71 gas customer services and cut-off 17 gas services. As of 7/29/18 at 1500 hours, all known pressurized risers without a home have been cut-off. Pg&e crews cut off risers without homes in the depressurized zones. Restoration and subsequent relights were completed for homes that were able to be restored by 8/5/18. 32 remaining customers were left a service report advising them to call the contact center to be restored at their convenience. There were approximately 614 customers who had their gas service impacted. As the evacuation covered a vast area of shasta-trinity county and the evacuation total is undetermined at the time of this report. There were no reported injuries or fatalities involving natural gas. Pg&e reported this incident to the DOT and cpuc due to the unintentional release of gas and estimated repair costs greater than $50k. This was determined on 7/28/18 at 1010 hours. An update was provided to the DOT (1219914) on 7/30/18 at 0922 hours.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2018-07-28 10:10:00
Year
2018
Report Received Date
2018-08-23 00:00:00
Iyear
2018.0
Report Number
20180078.0
Supplemental Number
30847.0
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
15007
Name
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Operator Street Address
6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd.
Operator City Name
San Ramon
Operator State Abbreviation
CA
Operator Postal Code
94583
Local Datetime
2018-07-26 09:00:00
Location Street Address
4245 Wayshara Ave.
Location City Name
Redding
Location County Name
Shasta
Location State Abbreviation
CA
Location Postal Code
96001
Location Latitude
40.57992
Location Longitude
-122.427875
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2018-07-28 10:50:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1219782
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
740.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
614.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-07-28 10:10:00
On Site Datetime
2018-07-27 01:45:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set)
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Investor Owned
System Part Involved
Service Riser
Installation Year
1971.0
Material Involved
Plastic
Plastic Type
Unknown
Wt Plastic Unknown Ind
Unknown
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Found 4 Meters Melted
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
229000.0
Est Cost Emergency
810000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Other Details
Costs Are For The Emergency Response For The Entire Shasta County.
Est Cost Unintentional Release
2220.0
Prpty
1041220.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
614.0
Accident Psig
55.0
Normal Psig
55.0
Mop Psig
60.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
The incident was due to a wildfire beyond operators control.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Outside Force Type
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Preparer Name
E*** B******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
E***@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
925-357-7889
Authorizer Name
S**** R*******
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Authorizer Telephone
925-786-0267
Authorizer Email
G***@p**.com
Narrative
On july 26, 2018 at 0900 hours (operational at 1400 hours), the north valley operations emergency center (oec) was activated to support the carr fire in redding. During the night of july 25-26, the fire increased in size. Gas emergency center (gec) was activated to support the event. As of 7/27/18 at 1300 hours, 468 gas customers were proactively shut in. During the night of july 27-28, crews continued to assess additional areas. As of 7/28/18 at 0600 hours, the crew shut-in an additional 71 gas customer services and cut-off 17 gas services. As of 7/29/18 at 1500 hours, all known pressurized risers without a home have been cut-off. Pg&e crews cut off risers without homes in the depressurized zones. Restoration and subsequent relights were completed for homes that were able to be restored by 8/5/18. 32 remaining customers were left a service report advising them to call the contact center to be restored at their convenience. There were approximately 614 customers who had their gas service impacted. As the evacuation covered a vast area of shasta-trinity county and the evacuation total is undetermined at the time of this report. There were no reported injuries or fatalities involving natural gas. Pg&e reported this incident to the DOT and cpuc due to the unintentional release of gas and estimated repair costs greater than $50k. This was determined on 7/28/18 at 1010 hours. An update was provided to the DOT (1219914) on 7/30/18 at 0922 hours.
| Occurred At | 2018-07-28 10:10:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2018 |
| Report Received Date | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2018.0 |
| Report Number | 20180078.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 30847.0 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 15007 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Operator Street Address | 6121 Bollinger Canyon Rd. |
| Operator City Name | San Ramon |
| Operator State Abbreviation | CA |
| Operator Postal Code | 94583 |
| Local Datetime | 2018-07-26 09:00:00 |
| Location Street Address | 4245 Wayshara Ave. |
| Location City Name | Redding |
| Location County Name | Shasta |
| Location State Abbreviation | CA |
| Location Postal Code | 96001 |
| Location Latitude | 40.57992 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -122.427875 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2018-07-28 10:50:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1219782 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 740.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 614.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-07-28 10:10:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-07-27 01:45:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance (E.g. Value Or Regulator Station, Outdoor Meter Set) |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Investor Owned |
| System Part Involved | Service Riser |
| Installation Year | 1971.0 |
| Material Involved | Plastic |
| Plastic Type | Unknown |
| Wt Plastic Unknown Ind | Unknown |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Found 4 Meters Melted |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 229000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 810000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Costs Are For The Emergency Response For The Entire Shasta County. |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 2220.0 |
| Prpty | 1041220.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 614.0 |
| Accident Psig | 55.0 |
| Normal Psig | 55.0 |
| Mop Psig | 60.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | The incident was due to a wildfire beyond operators control. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Outside Force Type | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Preparer Name | E*** B****** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | E***@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 925-357-7889 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** R******* |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 925-786-0267 |
| Authorizer Email | G***@p**.com |
| Narrative | On july 26, 2018 at 0900 hours (operational at 1400 hours), the north valley operations emergency center (oec) was activated to support the carr fire in redding. During the night of july 25-26, the fire increased in size. Gas emergency center (gec) was activated to support the event. As of 7/27/18 at 1300 hours, 468 gas customers were proactively shut in. During the night of july 27-28, crews continued to assess additional areas. As of 7/28/18 at 0600 hours, the crew shut-in an additional 71 gas customer services and cut-off 17 gas services. As of 7/29/18 at 1500 hours, all known pressurized risers without a home have been cut-off. Pg&e crews cut off risers without homes in the depressurized zones. Restoration and subsequent relights were completed for homes that were able to be restored by 8/5/18. 32 remaining customers were left a service report advising them to call the contact center to be restored at their convenience. There were approximately 614 customers who had their gas service impacted. As the evacuation covered a vast area of shasta-trinity county and the evacuation total is undetermined at the time of this report. There were no reported injuries or fatalities involving natural gas. Pg&e reported this incident to the DOT and cpuc due to the unintentional release of gas and estimated repair costs greater than $50k. This was determined on 7/28/18 at 1010 hours. An update was provided to the DOT (1219914) on 7/30/18 at 0922 hours. |
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