Murrieta Fire Chief Bernard Molloy discussed what the city experienced and responded to the recent Public Safety Power Shutoffs that occurred in the city during the recent extreme Santa Ana winds to the Murrieta City Council.Chief Molloy in the Jan. 21 City Council meeting explained that beginning two days before the January extremely high winds were expected in Valley and throughout the Los Angeles basin the U.S. Weather Service and Southern California Edison (SCE) warned him and the city that the winds would be arriving and the possibility of PSPS might be occurring in Murrieta and the surrounding cities. He said the residents were also alerted on the city’s social media websites.The winds, already causing catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, hit the city on Jan. 8. That day Fire
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