Vetter Mountain Fire Lookout Rebuilt in Time for Wildfire Season
The historic lookout in the San Gabriel Mountains is staffed by volunteers year-round and was recently restored through a partnership between SCE and the Angeles National Forest.
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Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kogan Allahverdian
The newly rebuilt Vetter Mountain Fire Lookout.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Angeles National Forest
The Vetter Lookout in 2008, before it was burned down in the 2009 Station Fire.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kogan Allahverdian
The rebuilt Vetter Lookout is made of concrete board and steel frames.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kogan Allahverdian
The rebuilt Vetter Lookout is made of concrete board and steel frames.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kogan Allahverdian
A look inside the newly rebuilt Vetter Mountain Fire Lookout.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Angeles National Forest
The Osborne Fire Finder helps measure the distance of visible smoke or fire in the area.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kogan Allahverdian
Construction of the Vetter Lookout rebuild began in 2019.
Essential Tree Trimming Work Around Power Lines Continues
A property adjacent to Craig Turner’s Redlands home had overgrown trees and vegetation creeping into power lines. Turner says the neighbor’s property had not been maintained for at least 30 years. ...
Employees Mobilize to Support Customers During PSPS Events
Kevin Ruble, an industrial engineer at Southern California Edison, spends his workdays using machine learning and artificial intelligence to help reduce wildfire risk for customers, including the use of GIS technology to precisely map out the location of electrical equipment. ...
Could AR Technology Be Used for Electrical Repairs?
The iPad Southern California Edison lineman Nathan Davis is holding displays virtual animation as he is walked through a step-by-step process to help troubleshoot an electrical equipment issue in the field. ...
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Vetter Mountain Fire Lookout Rebuilt in Time for Wildfire Season
The historic lookout in the San Gabriel Mountains is staffed by volunteers year-round and was recently restored through a partnership between SCE and the Angeles National Forest.
