NORTH FORK — OCTOBER 22, 2026, REGIONAL UPDATE. North Fork readers in Madera County may have seen reports of power interruptions near Sanger, Selma and Clovis on Wednesday. Those reports do not verify a failure affecting North Fork itself.

The primary Sanger News report documents PG&E outage-map information for Wednesday, October 21. One afternoon snapshot identified 14 outage incidents affecting a combined 9,702 customers in the Fresno and near-Selma area, most with a storm-related cause. Separate earlier power interruptions were reported in the Sanger and Clovis areas. These are historical reports; the figures are not a real-time October 22 outage count.

Does this confirm a problem in North Fork?

No. Foothill infrastructure, weather exposure and restoration access can differ from flatland urban circuits, so a Valley utility snapshot cannot serve as a North Fork outage forecast.

What North Fork residents can do

Households outside city centers should keep a safe flashlight supply and verify individual outages through their utility’s map; avoid candles because of fire risk.

Where PG&E is the electric provider, check its official outage center or report an issue by calling 1-800-743-5002. Never approach fallen wires; leave the area and call 911 when there is an immediate hazard.

Original newsroom and follow-up

For the original Fresno County reporting, affected localities and source attribution, read Sanger News: October 21 Storm Power Outages in Fresno County. Our statewide report at California58.com links the separate local stories together.

Editorial standards: This North Fork item is a neighboring-community regional brief, not a claim that power is or was off at local addresses. California58 does not convert an affected-customer count from one locality into a count for another.

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