During Operation Santa Ana, SCE works with local fire officials such as Ken King, Riverside County Fire Department deputy fire marshal, to better understand the conditions that might pose a wildfire risk.

Brooke Amimoto, a Riverside County Fire Department fire prevention technician, conducts inspections alongside SCE in high fire risk areas to ensure sufficient clearance between power lines and vegetation.

David Gonzalez, an SCE Vegetation and Forestry manager, inspects trees near power lines in Menifee.

Visual inspections have become increasingly important to act as an additional check on vegetation growth.

When SCE arborists discover trees that might need trimming, contract crews are swiftly dispatched to cut vegetation away from power lines or poles.

Teamwork on display along the banks of the San Gabriel River.

Sisters and SCE employees (left to right) Julia Lepe, technology purchasing advisor in supply chain management; Bertha Lepe, business operations senior advisor in resource and work management; and Valeria Lepe, business operations advisor in resource planning and performance management, take a break from the San Gabriel River cleanup with Caroline Choi, Edison International and SCE senior vice president of Corporate Affairs, and board member of the National Forest Foundation.