Company adds new wildfire risk reduction model, more weather stations

Source: SDG&E

Photo: Cal Fire

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ-IBIVYhdo&feature=youtu.be

Aug. 8, 2016 (San Diego) -  San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today unveiled the latest additions to its fire-preparedness toolkit for this year, which includes the return of the Erickson Skycrane “Sun Bird” for the seventh straight year. The helitanker, which holds a maximum of 2,650 gallons of water or fire suppressant and can get airborne in just 15 minutes, already helped knock down two fast-moving brushfires just days after its arrival in San Diego on July 1.