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4 Environmental Analysis 4.18 Wildfire Fire Plan goals revolve around fire prevention, natural resource management, and fire suppression efforts, as broadly construed (CAL FIRE 2018). California Emergency Response Plan Pursuant to the Emergency Services Act(Government Code Section 8550 et seq.), California has developed an Emergency Plan to coordinate emergency services provided by federal, state, and local governmental agencies and private persons. Response to hazardous materials incidents is one part of this plan. The plan is administered by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), which coordinates the responses of other agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California Highway Patrol, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the RWQCB, the local air quality district, and local agencies. The Project site is located within District 5S/Central Valley of the RWQCB and within the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Management District(APMD). The portion of the Project site located in Alameda County, which includes the proposed gen-tie line and PG&E Tesla Substation improvements, is located in the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (AQMD). The State Emergency Plan defines the "policies, concepts, and general protocols" for the proper implementation of the California Standardized Emergency Management System. The Standardized Emergency Management System is an emergency management protocol that agencies within the state of California must follow during multi-agency response efforts whenever state agencies are involved. California Public Utilities Commission Requirements General Order 95 General Order 95 governs the design, construction, and maintenance of overhead electrical lines and applies to work conducted by PG&E and the other Investor-owned Utilities (IOU)'. The replacement of poles, towers, or other structures is considered reconstruction and requires adherence to all strength and clearance requirements of this order. CPUC Decision 17-12-024 created enhanced requirements under Rule 18A, Rule 35, and Rule 38, which apply to overhead electric lines located in Tier 2 or Tier 3 HFTDs. The Project site is not located in a CPUC designated HFTD (CPUC 2022); therefore, the enhanced requirements would not apply to the Project. General Order 165 General Order 165 establishes requirements for the inspection of electric distribution and transmission facilities that are not contained within a substation. Utilities must perform "patrol" inspections, defined as a simple visual inspection of utility equipment and structures that is designed to identify obvious structural problems and hazards, and must be performed at least once per year for each piece of equipment and structure. "Detailed" inspections, where individual pieces of equipment and structures are carefully examined, are required every 5 years for all overhead conductors and cables, transformers, switching/protective devices, and regulators/capacitors. By July 1 of each year, each utility subject to this General Order must ' IOUs are private electricity and natural gas providers.The CPUC regulates IOUs. Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.18-7 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023