Burbank City Council
June 3, 2025

WATER AND
POWER
Review Annual Update
to the Burbank Water
and Power Wildfire
Mitigation Plan
City Council
June 3, 2025
Presentation Overview
Background
Mitigation Activities
Next Steps
Annual Performance
January 2025 Windstorm
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
2024 Summary:
• No BWP-caused ignition in the HFTD
• No pole failures in the HFTD
• Two transformer failures in the HFTD
• All inspection, maintenance, and
operation activities completed
• Three days with Red Flag Warning
alerts
• Six risk driver events in the HFTD
7 Mitigation
Accomplishments
8 Annual
Asset and
Vegetation
Inspection
9 Transformer
Replaced
10 Tree
Trimming
and
Removal
11 Ongoing Mitigation
12 Enhanced
System
Monitoring
13 Dry-Type
Transformers
• Using transformers without oil
significantly reduces fire risk
• Pilot: installed 3 units
14 January 2025
Windstorm
15 During
January 2025
Windstorm
• Activated more sensitive quick acting
relay
• Blocked automatic reclosing
• Utilized Outage Management System
16 During
January 2025
Windstorm
• No ignitions were caused by electric
infrastructure
• 5 of 10 circuits in HFTD had outages
• Vegetation fell into electric lines
• High winds damaged electrical parts
• High winds caused lines to swing into
each other
17 Next Steps
18 Next Steps
Next WMP
update
June 2026
Wildfire Safety Advisory Board
By July 1, 2025
City Council presentation
& public comments
June 2025
BWP Board presentation
May 2025
Review the WMP and IER at
BurbankWaterAndPower.com/electric/wildfire-mitigation-plan 19 CONTACT
Bobola Akerson
Principal Electrical Engineer
[email protected]
(818) 238-3570 office