As a Community-Owned Utility, Your Safety is Our Top Priority

Tree branches touching or falling into power lines are a major cause of power outages in Burbank. Proper tree clearance plays a direct role in keeping you and your neighbors safe. It also directly impacts BWP’s ability to provide you reliable electric service when you need it.

Property Owners Are Responsible for Maintaining Trees

If you are a Burbank property owner, you are responsible for maintaining the trees and other foliage on your property and keeping them from growing into BWP’s power lines. Tree branches touching or falling into power lines are a major cause of power outages in Burbank. Please help us keep the community safe by keeping the trees and other foliage on your property out of power lines.

Trimming Trees Near Power Lines is Dangerous

Never trim trees that have power lines going through them, are touching power lines, or might fall into power lines when trimmed. Tree trimming must be performed by a qualified professional that is certified to work around high-voltage electrical lines when a tree has grown into a power line. To report trees that are near power lines, please call BWP Electric Service at (818) 238-3575.

Tree Clearance in High-Risk Fire Areas

Trees and vegetation must be kept to a minimum of 4 feet away from BWP’s power lines year-round in Burbank's high-risk fire areas. Before the 2020 fire season begins, we are asking all customers located within this fire zone to trim any trees that are not in compliance by May 31, 2020.

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