Burbank City Council
May 21, 2024

WATER AND
POWER
Verify Annual Update to the
Burbank Water and Power
Wildfire Mitigation Plan
City Council
May 21, 2024
Presentation Overview
Background
Upcoming activities
Next Steps
Annual Performance
2 Background
3 Annually prepare
Wildfire Mitigation Plan
(WMP)
Include required plan
elements
Present the WMP
in a public meeting
Qualified independent
evaluator
California Wildfire Safety
Advisory Board (WSAB)
Public Utilities Code (PUC) 8387
Comprehensive update
every 3 years
4 Tier 2 HFTD
High
fire-
threat
district
5 Summary
of
Performance
Metrics
6 Annual Performance Metrics
2023 Summary:
• No BWP caused ignition in the HFTD
• No pole failures in the HFTD
• All inspection, maintenance, and
operation activities completed
• Three days with Red Flag Warning
alerts
• One risk driver event in the HFTD
7 Mitigation
Accomplishments
8 Annual
asset and
vegetation
inspection
9 Pole
and
transformer
replaced 10
Tree
trimming
and
removal
11 Upcoming
Mitigation
12 Enhanced
system
monitoring
13 Dry-type
transformers
• Using transformers without oil
significantly reduces fire risk
• Pilot ordered for installation of 3 units
14 Next steps
15 Review the WMP and IER at
BurbankWaterAndPower.com/electric/wildfire-mitigation-plan Next Steps
Next WMP
update
June 2025
Wildfire Safety Advisory Board
By July 1, 2024
City Council presentation
& public comments
May 2024
BWP Board presentation
May 2024
16 CONTACT
Sven Knauth
Senior Electrical Engineer
[email protected]
(818) 238-3575 office
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