PSPS Program Design & Operational Risk Mitigation
Design proportionate operating practices that reduce ignition risk while recognizing reliability and community impacts.
WHAT WE DO
FEP supports the full Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) and operational mitigation lifecycle—from initial program design through decision thresholds, procedures, exercises, execution, and continuous improvement. The objective is a program that is clear under pressure and suited to the utility’s actual risk profile.
SERVICES
Support tailored to the decision at hand
01 PSPS feasibility, program design, and maturity assessment
02 Thresholds integrating weather, outage, ignition, and consequence
03 Enhanced protection settings and alternative operational mitigations
04 Decision authority, escalation, and execution playbooks
05 Patrol, re-energization, restoration, and customer considerations
06 Exercises, after-action review, and performance improvement
WHAT THIS ENABLES
Clearer and more consistent operational decisions
Documented tradeoffs between wildfire risk and reliability
Stronger readiness across operations, emergency management, and communications
FEP PERSPECTIVE
A decision system that functions under pressure
A credible PSPS program requires more than weather thresholds. FEP helps utilities establish a common operating picture, clear command and escalation pathways, scalable staffing, coordinated patrol and re-energization, disciplined documentation, and interoperability with public-safety partners using an Incident Command System approach adapted to utility operations.
01 Risk-informed activation and deactivation thresholds
02 Incident roles, span of control, and decision authority
03 District-specific procedures and patrol strategies
04 Exercises, event documentation, debriefs, and corrective actions