Electrical System Inspectors Help Keep Communities Safe

Teams of SCE inspectors look for equipment issues before they become problems, helping to mitigate possible wildfires and ensuring reliability.

Stories : Safety

Drones Take SCE’s Dam Safety Inspections to New Heights

They’re quiet, they capture crucial high-definition images and, most of all, they’re safer. And, though also widely used in utility equipment inspections and wildfire mitigation efforts, drones have quickly become an essential tool for Southern California Edison in its dam safety inspections too. ...

View Story

Fire Tech Students Learn About Electrical Safety

For 25 years, Dan Sullivan was a firefighter and later captain for the Los Angeles City Fire Department. And on each structure fire call they responded to, he and his crew payed special attention to staying safe around electricity. ...

View Story

Groundbreaking Technology Accurately Predicts Wildfire Spread

Despite the recent rainstorms, Tom Rolinski is preparing for an active wildfire season. He is testing state-of-the-art technology to determine the wildfire threat in high fire risk areas with an unprecedented level of accuracy. ...

View Story

View Comments

Electrical System Inspectors Help Keep Communities Safe

Teams of SCE inspectors look for equipment issues before they become problems, helping to mitigate possible wildfires and ensuring reliability.

Caroline Aoyagi-Stom

ENERGIZED by Edison Editor

@SCE_CarolineA

Contributors

Photo Credit: Elisa Ferrari

Video Credit: Joseph Foulk, Ernesto Sanchez and Roberto Lazarte

Published on June 10, 2020

Tags: electrical system inspectors, wildfire mitigation