New PG&E Base Camps Aimed At Cutting Fire Danger In Mountain Communities

AMADOR COUNTY (CBS13) — New base camps for PG&E tree-trimming crews are popping up in some Northern California mountain communities with the highest wildfire danger.
It’s part of a first-time strategy to prevent powerline-sparked wildfires in California’s new extreme fire conditions.
The community of Pioneer in Amador County now has a PG&E tree-trimming base camp off of Highway 88, where hundreds of PG&E contracted tree-cutters are being hired to trim or remove tree