Jerry brown signed a bill today from senator bill dodd d napa requiring newly sold or installed electric garage door openers to be equipped with backup batteries.
Senator bill dodd trapped in his garage door.
Tuesday april 3 2018.
He was forced to evacuate his own napa home the night of the fires and could not open his heavy wooden garage door because power was out in his neighborhood.
My goal with this bill is to raise awareness and give people the security of a battery backup.
My goal with this bill is to raise awareness and give people the security of a battery backup.
Sacramento senator bill dodd s proposal to improve public safety during power outages by requiring newly sold or installed garage door motors to be equipped with backup batteries on tuesday cleared a key committee.
While garage door motors can be disconnected and opened manually many people especially seniors find it difficult or impossible to do so.
The bill was inspired by the wildfires in wine county last year that destroyed many homes.
The remains of at least five victims of last year s devastating wildfires in northern california were found where garages once stood unable to.
The bill comes in the wake of the devastating october wildfires that left many evacuees and victims unable to open their garage doors to flee the flames.
The new law will prevent people from being trapped in their garages during power failures such as those triggered by recent wildfires.
While garage door motors can be disconnected and opened manually many people especially seniors find it difficult or impossible to do so.
Dodd s wildfire related garage door safety becomes law.
Governor brown signed senate bill 969 a new law designed to save lives in home fires.
The new law will prevent people from being trapped in their garages during power failures such as those triggered by recent wildfires.
The bill comes in the wake of the devastating october wildfires that triggered widespread power outages leaving many evacuees unable to open their garage doors to flee the flames.
Senator dodd s wildfire related garage door safety becomes law.
Senate bill 969 follows the devastating october wildfires that caused widespread power outages leaving many evacuees unable to open their garage.
The consumer federation of california sponsored sb 969 by senator bill dodd which requires newly sold or installed electric garage door openers to be equipped with a battery backup to prevent people from being trapped in their garages during power failures.
Most people don t think about this until it is too late dodd said.
He was forced to evacuate his own napa home the night of the fall fires and could not open his heavy wooden garage door because power was out in his neighborhood.
The bill comes in the wake of the devastating october wildfires that triggered widespread power outages leaving many evacuees unable to open their garage doors to flee the flames.
Senator bill dodd s wildfire safety related proposal requiring newly sold or installed electric garage door openers to be equipped with backup batteries to prevent people from being trapped in.
