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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 2 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Proposed Action and Alternatives PAGE 2-30 Pacific Power would coordinate with federal, state, and local fire agencies at the onset on construction activities. The purpose of this coordination is to ensure that construction sites and personnel are equipped and trained to recognize and minimize fire hazards, to suppress a fire until firefighters can respond, and to locate pressurized and unpressurized water sources. The Pacific Power’s construction contractor would be responsible for any fire started, in or out of the Project area, by its employees or operations during construction. Pacific Power’s construction contractor would be responsible for notifying emergency response officials and initial attempts at fire suppression. Pacific Power’s construction contractor would take aggressive action to prevent and suppress fires on and adjacent to the Project area, and would rehabilitate burned areas as directed by the appropriate land management agency. Specific construction-related activities and safety measures would be implemented during construction of the proposed transmission line in order to prevent fires and to ensure quick response and suppression in the event a fire occurs. Once the proposed Project is operational, continued operation of the transmission line by Pacific Power will provide stability to the entire interconnected transmission system. Pacific Power and the appropriate land management agencies, including those with fire protection responsibilities, will work collaboratively to avoid starting fires and avoid the use of fire-suppression techniques that could take the transmission line out of service. If the appropriate land management agency determines that it must use fire- suppression techniques that could affect operation of the proposed transmission line, it would notify Pacific Power as soon as possible. If Pacific Power becomes aware of an emergency situation that was caused by a fire that could damage the proposed transmission line or its operation, it would notify the appropriate agency contact. Likewise, if federal, state, or local agencies become aware of an emergency situation that was caused by a fire on or threatening their respective lands and that could damage the proposed transmission line or its operation, the affected agency would notify the appropriate Pacific Power contact. Pacific Power would be responsible for any fire that they started in the Project working area during operation and maintenance of the proposed transmission line. Pacific Power would be responsible for notifying emergency response officials and initial attempts at fire suppression. All construction, operation, and maintenance vehicles would carry the required fire suppression equipment including (but not limited to) shovels, buckets, and fire extinguishers and follow all seasonal fire restrictions. 2.2.3.14 Overhead Transmission Line Construction Workforce and Equipment Table 2-4 shows the approximate number of workers and types of equipment that would be required to construct the proposed Project for the activities previously described. Various phases of construction may occur at different locations throughout the construction process, which would require several crews operating simultaneously at different locations. Construction of the Project, as proposed by Pacific Power, would take approximately one year to complete.