Wildfire safety and prevention

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At Black Hills Energy, the safety of our customers, employees and communities is our highest priority. Being prepared and preventing wildfires is a year-round effort.

The risk of wildfire has increased and continues to grow. We all have a role to play in safety and prevention.

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Are you ready for wildfires or other emergencies? A little preparation goes a long way. Learn how you can be prepared for whatever mother nature might bring.

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Our wildfire prevention programs

Asset programs

We take proactive steps to protect our communities by managing vegetation and patrolling our powerlines to identify and mitigate hazards.

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Integrity programs

We invest in improving the reliability of our system to reduce wildfire risk. This includes retrofitting equipment to minimize wildlife interaction and evaluating opportunities to replace powerlines with underground systems where feasible.

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Operational response

We use 24/7 weather forecasting and adjust practices during high-fire-risk weather.

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Emergency Public Safety Power Shutoff

Our Emergency Public Safety Power Shutoff program, (PSPS) involves selectively and proactively de-energizing powerlines in high-risk fire areas to mitigate the risk that electric facilities become a source of wildfire ignition. This is one component of our multi-layered approach to reduce wildfire risk.

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Planning for prevention

Our Wildfire Mitigation Plan outlines our adoption of risk-reduction strategies to protect against wildfire in our service territories.We’re committed to the ongoing development and implementation of risk-reduction strategies to help protect our communities, customers and employees.

Wildfire Mitigation Plan

Wildfire prevention and safety

We all need to work together and take proactive steps to reduce the risk. Learn more about what you can do to be prepared and help prevent wildfire.

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