Historic SCE Restoration Ongoing at Big Creek
A record SCE workforce of more than 2,000 repairs infrastructure and restores power in the hard-hit area.
Appreciation for First Responders is Definitely Their Bag
The thank-you’s are in the bag or, in this touching, colorful case, on the bags. As in the bags decorated by children and volunteers of the Fresno-based Feed a Frontline First Responder Fundraiser that were recently delivered by one of its volunteers to the Farm ...
Electrical Equipment Damage Seen Due to High Winds
Sanger Samples, a troubleman with Southern California Edison for the past 13 years, was called out to Muir Street in Fillmore recently where he noticed extensive tree damage near the side of the road. ...
Employees Launch Fundraiser for Big Creek Community Devastated by Wildfire
Evan Ashmore and some of her fellow Big Creek community members were gathered at the local helipad on Sept. 4 in the evening where they could see a tree on fire in the canyon about a mile away. ...
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
One of the five helicopters that have played an integral role in the Creek Fire restoration, airlifting equipment and setting more than 360 power poles as well as long-lining linemen to perform repairs.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
SCE crews repair a power pole near a transmission tower and penstock that feeds water to a Big Creek powerhouse.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
SCE’s restoration work includes the installation of fire-resistant and fire-resistant-mesh-wrapped power poles featuring covered conductor to replace equipment destroyed in the Creek Fire.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
One of the wooden poles wrapped in fire-resistant mesh used in the Creek Fire restoration.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Transformers, which transfer electrical energy across circuits, await use at SCE’s 27-acre Auberry Nursery laydown yard.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
A few of the more than 760 power poles stored at the Auberry Nursery laydown yard.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Replaced power poles feature wire with protective layers that will not spark if debris falls into them or if they fall to the ground. The covered conductor — is part of SCE’s ongoing wildfire mitigation efforts.
This infographic shows the personnel and equipment involved in the Creek Fire restoration.
Appreciation for First Responders is Definitely Their Bag
The thank-you’s are in the bag or, in this touching, colorful case, on the bags. As in the bags decorated by children and volunteers of the Fresno-based Feed a Frontline First Responder Fundraiser that were recently delivered by one of its volunteers to the Farm ...
Electrical Equipment Damage Seen Due to High Winds
Sanger Samples, a troubleman with Southern California Edison for the past 13 years, was called out to Muir Street in Fillmore recently where he noticed extensive tree damage near the side of the road. ...
Employees Launch Fundraiser for Big Creek Community Devastated by Wildfire
Evan Ashmore and some of her fellow Big Creek community members were gathered at the local helipad on Sept. 4 in the evening where they could see a tree on fire in the canyon about a mile away. ...
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Historic SCE Restoration Ongoing at Big Creek
A record SCE workforce of more than 2,000 repairs infrastructure and restores power in the hard-hit area.
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Infographic: Larry Tsuei
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Video Credit: Roberto Lazarte and Ernesto Sanchez
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Creek Fire restoration