The emergency operations center at Southern California Edison's Irwindale complex is buzzing with activity as employees prepare to respond to a potentially busy wildfire season this summer.
The idea is to stop a catastrophic wildfire, like the 2018 Woolsey Fire that charred more than 96,000 acres and claimed 3 lives.
A 2020 report concluded the fire was started by electrical equipment operated by Southern California Edison. Electrical wires are coated in a triple layer plastic to prevent fires from igniting off them. Edison is also replacing its power poles with fire-resistant ones or covering wood poles with fire-resistance mesh. Crossarms are also made of non-combustible material. According to Edison, the measure has helped reduced the risk of wildfire by 85-88%.
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