PG&E Comms re Blackout (Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE))

Andrew Free filed this request with the Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) of California.
Tracking #

19-P-1015

Multi Request PG&E Comms re Blackout
Status
Rejected

Communications

From: Andrew Free


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

All communications with Pacific Gas and Electric or its agents sent or received on or after September 1, 2019, regarding PG&E's decision to begin forced blackouts or power outages beginning on or about October 9, 2019.

I respectfully request expedited processing of this request.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Andrew Free

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Afternoon Mr. Free:

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CAL FIRE, is currently searching its records for documents responsive to your request.

Please see the attached letter.

Thank you.

Anne Henigan
CAL FIRE Legal Services

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

An interim response, stating the request is being processed.

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Afternoon:

Please note CAL FIRE continues to search its records for documents responsive to your request.

We are conducting a search through our Information Technology Services Division and this can take time as the scope of the search is broad.

At this time, I anticipate providing responsive records to you by November 25, 2019.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Anne Henigan
CAL FIRE Legal Services

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Morning:

We just received records from our IT Department.

These records must now be reviewed before they can be released. All records are subject to such review should exemptions exist pursuant to the California Public Records Act.

At this time, we hope to complete our review by December 16, 2019. Once our review is complete responsive records will be provided as quickly as possible.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Anne Henigan
CAL FIRE Legal Services Office

From: Andrew Free

Thanks very much, Anne. Looking forward to it!

-Andrew

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Afternoon:

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CAL FIRE, has identified records containing documents responsive to your request.

Those records are currently at this office for review. All public records are subject to review prior to release under the California Public Records Act should exemptions apply.

Please note the amount of records identified covers approximately 30,000 emails. All these emails must be reviewed. As you can understand, this will take quite some time.

At this time, I am unable to provide your with an estimate of when records will be available. However, I will continue to note the progress of our review and provide updates to you.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Anne Henigan
CAL FIRE Legal Services

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Morning,

I have attached an email that was sent on Tuesday, December 10th, 2019. As stated in this email, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has an extensive number of records to review before we are able to release them.

At this time, I am unable to provide you with a date that records will be available, however I will keep you updated on the progress of this request.

Thank you for your patience,

Hannah Billows
CAL FIRE
Student Clerk
Legal Services Office

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Afternoon,

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has identified records responsive to your request.

At this time, we have approximately 7.5GB worth of documents that are considered responsive to your request. In order to get these documents to you, we will need you to send us a flash drive/USB drive that is capable of holding 8GB of data or more.

Please send the empty flash/USB drive to:

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
CAL FIRE
Legal Services Office
Attn: Hannah Billows
P.O. Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460

If you prefer to drop it off, our headquarters location is:

California Natural Resources Building
1416 9th Street
15th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Please contact our office at pra.request@fire.ca.gov<mailto:pra.request@fire.ca.gov> if you have any questions or would like to set up a time to drop off the flash/USB drive.

Thank you for your continued patience,

Hannah Billows
CAL FIRE
Student Clerk
Legal Services Office

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Morning,

Please see the email below, dated January 23rd.

Because of the large amount of files responsive to this request, CAL FIRE is requesting that you provide a USB/flash drive capable of holding 8GB of data or more. The email below gives more information on how to ensure we receive the USB/flash drive.

Thank you,

Hannah Billows
CAL FIRE
Student Clerk
Legal Services Office

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Morning,

Please see the email chain below and advise how you would like us to proceed.

Due to the large volume of responsive records, CAL FIRE is requesting that you provide a USB/flash drive capable of holding at least 8GB of data. In the emails below, there is more information on how to ensure we receive the USB/flash drive.

If we do not hear from you in a timely manner, we will consider the matter closed.

Please contact our office with any questions at pra.request@fire.ca.gov<mailto:pra.request@fire.ca.gov>

Thank you,

Hannah Billows
CAL FIRE
Student Clerk
Legal Services Office

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Morning,

Please see the email chain below and advise how you would like us to proceed.

Due to the large volume of responsive records, CAL FIRE is requesting that you provide a USB/flash drive capable of holding at least 8GB of data. In the emails below, there is more information on how to ensure we receive the USB/flash drive.

If we do not hear from you in a timely manner, we will consider the matter closed.

Please contact our office with any questions at pra.request@fire.ca.gov<mailto:pra.request@fire.ca.gov>

Thank you,

Hannah Billows
CAL FIRE
Student Clerk
Legal Services Office

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Afternoon,

Please see the email chain below and advise how you would like us to proceed with this PRA request.

Due to the large volume of responsive records, CAL FIRE is requesting that you provide a USB/flash drive capable of holding at least 8GB of data. In the emails below, there is more information on how to ensure we receive the USB/flash drive.

If we do not hear from you within 10 days (March 8th, 2020) we will consider this matter closed.

Please contact our office with any questions at pra.request@fire.ca.gov<mailto:pra.request@fire.ca.gov>

Thank you,

Hannah Billows
CAL FIRE
Student Clerk
Legal Services Office

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Afternoon,

Please see the email chain below and advise how you would like us to proceed with this PRA request.

Due to the large volume of responsive records, CAL FIRE is requesting that you provide a USB/flash drive capable of holding at least 8GB of data. In the emails below, there is more information on how to ensure we receive the USB/flash drive.

If we do not hear from you within 10 days (March 8th, 2020) we will consider this matter closed.

Please contact our office with any questions at pra.request@fire.ca.gov<mailto:pra.request@fire.ca.gov>

Thank you,

Hannah Billows
CAL FIRE
Student Clerk
Legal Services Office

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Morning,

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is closing this PRA request. We have not received the requested USB drive or notification that we should be expecting it.

Should you wish to resubmit this request you may do so.

If you require further assistance, please contact our office at pra.request@fire.ca.gov<mailto:pra.request@fire.ca.gov>

Thank you,

Hannah Billows
CAL FIRE
Student Clerk
Legal Services Office

From: Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Good Morning,

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is closing this PRA request. We have not received the requested USB drive or notification that we should be expecting it.

Should you wish to resubmit this request you may do so.

If you require further assistance, please contact our office at pra.request@fire.ca.gov<mailto:pra.request@fire.ca.gov>

Thank you,

Hannah Billows
CAL FIRE
Student Clerk
Legal Services Office

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