西班牙&E的野火安全进展
Wildfire safety advancements aim to reduce customer impacts and potential wildfire ignitions.
西班牙&气象队
西班牙&E was the first utility in the country to develop a dedicated Fire Science & 气候适应部. This department includes six full-time meteorologists that are constantly monitoring weather conditions that could lead to wildfire events. 日复一日, they are analyzing weather data using fire behavior modeling software that they created to provide microclimate forecasts to our electric system operators, 还有全国的合伙人.
高级摄像机网络
西班牙&E utilizes over 100 cameras that allow us to constantly monitor the potential of wildfire events. This state-of-the art camera network includes 17 high-definition, 视频直播, pan-tilt-zoom cameras that help CAL FIRE more quickly locate and size up wildfires to develop initial plans of attack for first responders prior to their arrival. These cameras and the entire network have become vital in 西班牙&E .防止野火蔓延.
无人机技术
As part of our program to reduce the risk of wildfires and to improve our response time during an emergency, we have armed our field team with cutting-edge drone technology. 自2014年以来，无人机被用于:
- 监测森林火灾
- Conduct aerial inspections of electric and gas facilities
- 查明停电的原因
- Check on facilities and equipment in remote areas that are difficult for our ground crews or helicopters to reach
- 帮助在崎岖地区串接电缆
- Check on trees, plants and construction work done by 3rd parties
地下电线
Burying overhead power lines helps remove the risk of lines sparking fires during Santa Ana wind events. 这是可持续发展目标的一个重要内容&E减少野火风险的计划. 目前,西班牙&E has undergrounded over 10,000 miles of overhead powerlines, which accounts for 60% of our region.
We have ongoing efforts to bury more lines, which will help reduce the impact of power outages to communities that are likely to be affected by 公共安全停电.
自2007年以来，可持续发展目标&E代替了26,000 wood poles with fire-resistant steel poles in our back country communities (like Ramona, Julian and Descanso) and throughout our service territory. The fire-hardened steel poles and new electric lines are designed to withstand 85 mph wind speeds. 和, 在某些特定情况下, 最高时速111英里, reducing the risk of failures and potential sparks on the electric system.
西班牙&E is building a more intelligent, modern electric grid. The new Distribution Communication Reliability Improvement (DCRI) project will improve our wireless communications network used to monitor and control the distribution of electricity. 我们要把它建成私人的, high-speed network for use with our Falling Conductor Protection (FCP) technology. FCP technology can quickly de-energize a powerline before it even his the ground, helping to prevent possible sparks that can start a wildfire.
西班牙&E has brought together 40 different groups that are working together to make sure the right communication measures are in place in the event of an emergency situation. We maintain a strong relationship with state and local jurisdictions and agencies, 比如Cal OES和Cal FIRE, to develop plans and warning programs for emergency public notifications before, 野火发生期间和之后.
另外, we work with over 560 nonprofit organizations to educate and prepare residents of our service territory about wildfire safety.
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在过去十年里, we have operated an Aircrane that holds 2,650 gallons of water or fire suppressant – the equivalent of 5 fire engines! It can be airborne in 15 minutes and only takes 45 seconds to refill its tank. We work with first responders to deploy the use of this aircrane when needed, 在那段时间里, it has made more than 820 water drops to protect homes, 企业和社区.