SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- San Diego Gas & Electric began public safety power shutoffs Tuesday as San Diego County braces for a Santa Ana wind event and Red Flag Warning. As of 9:04 p.m., several communities in East and North County were experiencing outages. Click here to check out the SDG&E outage map. “SDG&E’s Emergency Operations Center is monitoring the high winds and severe wildfire conditions around the clock and will continue to de-energize equipment for safety as conditions warrant. Safety is our top priority, and power will be restored when conditions improve and no longer pose a threat to our customers,” the public utility company said in a news release Tuesday evening. Palisades Fire in Los Angeles scorches 2,921 acres; many homes destroyed More than 60,000 households have received alerts from SDG&E, notifying them of potential power shut offs through Friday. Cal Fire San Diego is prepared, pulling resources from Northern California to help local staffing levels. “It’s a lot wetter up there right now, the grass is green so we have used some of those resources, we brought them down to San Diego. Currently, we have 10 additional engines from Fresno and Merced counties and we also have two additional crews to assist us in any wild land fires,” Cpt. Mike Cornette with Cal Fire. The San Diego County Office of Education is not taking any chances ahead of some of the strongest winds expected Wednesday. The following school districts will be closed Wednesday: Julian Union Elementary School District, Julian Union High School District, Mountain Empire Unified School District, Ramona Unified School District, Spencer Valley School District and Warner Unified School District. These school districts will close Wednesday ahead of Red Flag Warning On Tuesday, a small fire sparked in Wynola, located west of Julian. Crews got it fully contained at just 3.5 acres, but the cause was quickly determined and serves as a serious reminder of what not to do during a week with significant fire danger. “The fire was caused by mowing operations. We urge residents to remember that sparks can create wildland fires. We want one less spark, one less wildland fire. We want to use the proper tool for the proper job if you were out with mechanized equipment during this time, it’s probably not the best few days to be out there,” Cornette said. FOX 5/KUSI's Domenick Candelieri contributed to this story.