Human External Cargo Method Enhances Aerial Inspections
SCE Air Ops helicopter pilots partner with linemen from Transmission and the HALO team to increase efficiency of inspections for wildfire mitigation.
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Photo Credit: Joseph Foulk, Ernesto Sanchez and Roberto Lazarte
Human External Cargo Method Enhances Aerial Inspections
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
SCE two-man linemen crews are hoisted up by Air Ops pilots and flown to the transmission towers.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
SCE crews hold a morning team meeting and thorough safety check.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
A 30-40 minute drive to a transmission tower can be reached in seconds with a helicopter.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Using the helicopters, the HALO team can do inspections three to four times faster than ground inspections by truck and foot.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Using the helicopters, the HALO team can do inspections three to four times faster than ground inspections by truck and foot.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
SCE two-man linemen crews are hoisted up by Air Ops pilots and flown to the transmission towers.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
Once the team inspects one tower, the helicopter pilot then picks them up and brings them to the next transmission tower to inspect.
Photo Credit: Ernesto Sanchez
A 30-40 minute drive to a transmission tower can be reached in seconds with a helicopter.
CCC Forestry Corps Plays Vital Role in State’s Wildfire Mitigation
Along state Route 330 past Running Springs is the Keller Peak Fire Lookout near Big Bear. For the past few months, Julian Marenco, 26, a Crewleader with the California Conservation Corps, and his fellow Corpsmembers have worked to clear hazardous brush and trees in the area. ...
IBEW Local 47 Members, SCE Employees Help Feed Those in Need
As Robert Madrigal lifted the heavy food donation boxes into a car recently at Long Beach City College, he could see the long line of vehicles waiting in the drive-through line stretching back almost to the nearby freeway. ...
Local Residents in Old Wilkerson Work to Increase Wildfire Safety
Nami Elliott’s home sits above the western side of the valley floor in Inyo County’s Old Wilkerson. When the Taboose Fire burned close to her home about a year ago, she still remembers the “horrific winds” and the sky that had turned pink and red. ...
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Human External Cargo Method Enhances Aerial Inspections
SCE Air Ops helicopter pilots partner with linemen from Transmission and the HALO team to increase efficiency of inspections for wildfire mitigation.
