We’re taking actions to enhance reliability and reduce the risk of equipment-related wildfires. These steps include replacing aging overhead power lines in areas with higher wildfire risk with fire-resistant infrastructure, such as covered conductor, and undergrounding lines in some areas.

In total, over 125 miles of line rebuild projects were planned in Happy Camp and Seiad Valley. These enhancements are helping improve the reliability of our system as we adapt to the growing threat of wildfire in the West.

• The Happy Camp and Seiad Valley projects are improving power line safety and reliability to help prevent wildfire.
• This project will increase community safety by replacing wooden poles with steel poles, burying some lines underground, installing spacer cable and using covered conductor on power lines, which will significantly reduce wildfire risk.  

Photo: Covered conductor along Elk Creek Road bridge near Happy Camp, California.

The Happy Camp and Seiad Valley projects are broken into segments that will be worked on simultaneously:

• The Seiad East project has replaced 5 miles of bare conductor with spacer cable and replaced 125 wooden poles with fiberglass or steel poles. Two miles of transmission line were also rebuilt.
• The Seiad West project has replaced 14 miles of bare conductor with spacer cable and replaced 350 wooden poles with fiberglass or steel poles. Crews also rebuilt 7 miles of transmission line and placed 0.5 miles of power line underground.
• The Happy Camp Core project has replaced 20 miles of bare conductor with spacer cable and replaced approximately 500 wooden poles with steel poles. A 12-mile-long transmission line was also rebuilt. 
• The Happy Camp East project is replacing 4.4 miles of bare conductor with spacer cable and upgrading 110 poles with fiberglass poles. 
• The Happy Camp Indian Creek project will replace 20 miles of bare conductor with spacer cable and replace 500 wooden poles with steel poles. The project will also rebuild 12 miles of transmission line to enhance safety and reliability.
• The Scott Bar project has replaced 60 miles of bare conductor with tree wire and replaced 1,500 wooden poles with fiberglass or steel poles. The project also upgraded 4 miles of transmission line and buried 2 miles of power line underground.
• Pacific Power is working closely with Siskiyou County, the California Department of Transportation, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service on these projects.
• Some of these projects are funded in part through U.S. Department of Energy grants, helping keep costs lower for customers.

• The Seiad East project line upgrades are complete.  
• The Seiad West project line upgrades are complete. 
• The Happy Camp Core project line upgrades are complete. 
• The Happy Camp East project was completed in 2023. 
• The Happy Camp Indian Creek project is under construction, with the first segment completed and in service. Crews completed work on 2.4 miles of this project in 2025. Work on the additional segments is scheduled for 2026, pending permit approvals. 
• The Scott Bar project line upgrades are complete. 

• Pacific Power Wildfire Safety
• PacifiCorp Wildfire Mitigation Plans