Utilities delayed effort to map power line risk to wildfires

FILE – In this Oct. 11, 2017 file photo, a Pacific Gas & Electric crew works at restoring power along the Old Redwood Highway in Santa Rosa, Calif. A report says California utilities have delayed efforts for nearly a decade to map where power lines pose the greatest wildfire risk. The report Sunday, Oct. 22, in The Mercury News comes as the state investigates whether downed power lines owned by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. sparked the deadliest wildfires in California history. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)