Bonneville Power Administration
Location
Oregon
Founded
1937-02-28
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2024-11-08 (electricenergyonline.com)
BPA lineworkers receive Civilian Hero Award from Mountain View Fire and Rescue
In carrying out its public responsibilities, the Bonneville Power Administration is guided by its core values: safety, trustworthy stewardship, collaborative relationships and operational excellen. . .
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2024-09-18 (tdworld.com)
BPA Protects Wood Poles and Reliable Service with Fire-Resistant Wrap
As wildfires increase in severity, utilities are being forced to adapt to this new reality by developing programs to mitigate the impact of these devastating events.
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2024-08-18 (ktvz.com)
Firefighters reach 90% containment on 590-acre Ochoco Fire east of Culver; officials determine it was lightning-caused
Firefighters reached 40% containment Monday on a wildfire that broke out Sunday afternoon east of Highway 97 and Culver on the Crooked River National Grassland, burning 590 acres, and officials said threatened Bonneville Power Administration power lines were protected.
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2024-08-11 (klcc.org)
BPA tries to get removed from suits alleging its actions sparked Holiday Farm Fire
A federal utility has filed a motion to be dismissed from three federal lawsuits related to 2020’s Holiday Farm Fire, which devastated several communities east of Eugene.
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2024-08-01 (klcc.org)
Timber interests take BPA, EWEB, and Lane Electric to court over alleged roles in major wildfire
Timber companies have filed a federal lawsuit against three utilities alleging gross negligence and recklessness in events leading up to 2020’s Holiday Farm Fire.
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2024-01-22 (klcc.org)
Federal lawsuit filed against BPA, EWEB, and Lane Electric on behalf of Holiday Farm Fire survivors
A small coalition of law firms in Oregon and California have collectively filed suit against three regional utilities for their alleged lack of safeguards and mishandling of electrical transmissions right before the Holiday Farm Fire broke out on Sept. 7, 2020.
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2023-09-30 (yakimaherald.com)
Yakima Training Center helicopter makes emergency landing near Beverly
An Army AH-64 Apache helicopter made a hard landing after striking power lines over the Columbia River on Friday afternoon, sparking a wildfire and causing State Route 243 near Beverly
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2023-08-31 (aol.co.uk)
Regional utility companies work to mitigate wildfire risks
Aug. 31—COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho — The interaction of electrical lines and the landscape around them, especially trees, often ends badly — it can cause power outages any time of year, but in the summer, in particular, it can cause fires.
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2023-07-07 (tdworld.com)
BPA Uses Helicopters for Power Line Maintenance to Prevent Wildfires
BPA’s Comprehensive Wildfire Mitigation Plan ensures the safety and reliability of power transmission while minimizing the potential for wildfires.
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2022-11-05 (klcc.org)
Pole removal and power line project wraps up in McKenzie River Corridor
Regional utility EWEB has recently finished a project that it says will save its customers money and help reduce wildfire risk.
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2022-10-26 (prnewswire.com)
New Fire-Retardant Technology Tested at Department of Energy's Bonneville Power Administration Demonstrates Ability to Self-Extinguish Flames from a Lightning Strike
/PRNewswire/ -- Prior to earning patent #11441076 for its fire prevention coating formula by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last month, Sunseeker...
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2022-10-26 (manufacturing.net)
DoE Tests Utility Poles that Self-Extinguish After a Lightning Strike
The test was significant in that the heat of a lightning strike is approximately 50,000 degrees.
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