City Of Rancho Santa Margarita: Southern California Edison Announces Aerial Inspections Utilizing Drones And Helicopters

Press release from the City of Rancho Santa Margarita:

July 6, 2021

Southern California Edison will be conducting aerial inspections utilizing drones and/or helicopters in the Rancho Santa Margarita area over the next few weeks

Over the next few weeks, Southern California Edison will be conducting aerial inspections in Rancho Santa Margarita neighborhoods utilizing drones and/or helicopters.  SCE inspectors use drones and helicopters to inspect equipment in hard-to-reach areas and from difficult angles.  The amount of time it takes to conduct aerial inspections varies. 

The following address(es) may be in the path of inspections:

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CITY OF30374 AVENIDA DE LAS FLORES TC1RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA 92688RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CITY OF30568 AVENIDA DE LAS FLORESRANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA 92688RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CITY OF30714 AVENIDA DE LAS FLORESRANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA 92688RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA,CITY OF31124 EL CAMINO MONTANARANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA 92688

Southern California Edison will be conducting aerial inspections utilizing drones and/or helicopters throughout Orange County. These inspections are just one part of their broader wildfire prevention and mitigation program focusing on keeping communities safe.

Edison inspectors use drones and helicopters to inspect equipment in hard-to-reach areas and from difficult angles. The focus of these operations is and always will be Edison’s electrical assets, structures, and right of ways that support these assets.

For additional information about how SCE is addressing the threat of wildfires, please visit the following SCE websites:

• Wildfire Mitigation Plan: sce.com/safety/wildfire 

• Helicopter Inspections: energized.edison.com/stories/aerial-inspections-of-electrical-equipment-help-reduce-risk

• Drone Inspections: energized.edison.com/stories/drones-join-helicopters-inspecting-power-lines-in-high-fire-risk-areas

SCE Aerial Inspection FAQs

This press release was produced by the City of Rancho Santa Margarita. The views expressed here are the author’s own.