Power shutoffs announced for Southern California Edison customers in Southern Santa Barbara County

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Southern California Edison announced potential public safety power shutoffs as early as 6 p.m. Tuesday evening for customers in parts of Southern Santa Barbara County.

The map below, courtesy of Southern California Edison's Outage Map, shows the areas under the potential shutoffs highlighted in orange.

The City of Santa Barbara's Office of Emergency Services set up a Community Resource Center for those impacted by the potential shutoffs at the Residence Inn at 6350 Hollister Avenue in Goleta.

According to Southern California Edison, public safety power shutoffs are a critical tool to prevent wildfires during weather conditions that make wildfires more likely or more dangerous.

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for the area due to strong winds, low humidity, and high temperatures from Tuesday, Jan. 7 through Wednesday, Jan. 8.

For the latest local emergency information in both English and Spanish, visit readysbc.com.

This is an evolving weather-related response and more information will be added to this article as it becomes available.