OVERVIEW

A. POLICY STATEMENT

Victorville Municipal Utility Services' (VMUS) overarching goal is to provide safe, reliable, and economic electric service to its service territories. In order to meet this goal, Victorville Municipal Utility Services constructs, maintains, and operates its electrical lines and equipment in a manner that minimizes the risk of catastrophic wildfire posed by its electrical lines and equipment.

B. PURPOSE OF THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN

Victorville Municipal Utility Services entire electric supply system is located underground in conduit and vaults. Historically, underground electric lines have not been associated with catastrophic wildfires. The undergrounding of electric lines serves as an effective mitigation measure to reduce the potential of power-line ignited wildfires. Based on a review of local conditions and historical fires, VMUS has determined that its electrical lines and equipment do not pose a significant risk of catastrophic wildfire.

Despite this low risk, VMUS takes appropriate actions to help its region prevent and respond to the increasing risk of devastating wildfires. In its role as a public agency, VMUS closely coordinates with other local safety and emergency officials to help protect against fires and respond to emergencies. In its role as a utility, VMUS follows all applicable design, construction, operation, and maintenance requirements that reduce safety risks associated with its system. This Wildfire Mitigation Plan describes the safety-related measures that VMUS follows to reduce its risk of causing wildfires.

C. SERVICE TERRITORY

Victorville Municipal Utility Services is only a distributor and does not own or operate any generating plants. The service area for Victorville Municipal Utility Services only includes the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) and the Foxborough Industrial Park, less than 60 customers combined. VMUS only serves commercial and industrial customers. Southern California Edison serves all of the residents of the City of Victorville and any commercial / industrial customer not located within the VMUS territory.

D. ORGANIZATION OF THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN

This Wildfire Mitigation Plan included the following elements:

• Objectives of the plan;
• Roles and responsibilities for carrying out the plan;
• Identification of key wildfire risks and risk drivers;
• Description of wildfire prevention, mitigation, and response strategies and programs;
• Metrics for evaluating the performance of the plan and identifying areas for improvement;
• Review and validation of the plan; and
• Timelines.

VMUS Wildfire Mitigation Plan

June 15, 2021