City, County Officials and Fire Agencies Join Utility to Announce Cooperative Firefighting Agreement
September11, 2012 (San Diego) – San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced it has renewed agreements with the County and City of San Diego and firefighting agencies to continue to make a heavy-lift air-crane available to support fire suppression efforts this fire season. An Erickson Air-Crane helitanker, the “Sun Bird,” was used by SDG&E during construction of the Sunrise Powerlink. Now that the transmission line construction is complete, the aircraft will be on standby and dispatched for firefighting assistance as needed.
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