In our ongoing commitment to safety and California’s fight against wildfires,
SoCal Edison (SCE) crews and contractors will be in the Fillmore area conducting aerial inspections of our electrical equipment. Over the next few days, you may notice an increase in aerial activity, including the use of drones. All personnel can and will provide an SCE-issued badge or authorized work letter at the request of customers or residents; hours of operation: Daylight Hours, Monday – Saturday. The work that Edison does is very crucial to public safety, to maintain continuity of the grid, provide the best service possible to their customers and minimize power outages.
The job may involve a 360-degree inspection of power poles, transformers and switching equipment, looking for potential problems such as frayed electrical wires or damage to specialized equipment designed to prevent wildfires and keep power flowing.

“We get to see a birds-eye view of our infrastructure and our assets that we don’t typically get to see from the ground, said Kathy Hidalgo, SCE director of inspections. “We now have a holistic view of the health of our assets.” Citizens have an expectation of privacy and we do not intend to invade a person’s privacy. SCE deploys drones and helicopters strictly for the purpose of inspecting and evaluating equipment in the field,” said Kristi Gardner, SCE principal manager of program oversight, development and planning. “The focus of these operations is our own electrical assets, structures and right of ways to support our assets. SCE pilots and vendor pilots comply with all applicable laws and regulations.”
For more information, please visit https://energized.edison.com/stories/a-360-degree-view-of-safety.