Edison says SCE received Cal Fire request for data related to Eaton Fire start

In a letter addressed to the California Public Utilities Commission posted to the site of Edison International (EIX), the company stated in part: In light of significant media attention and emerging information related to the Eaton Fire, this letter supplements the notice Southern California Edison Company provided to the Commission on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 6:09 p.m. pursuant to Resolution ESRB-12. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Eaton Fire ignited in the Eaton Canyon, east of Altadena on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, and is 98% contained as of the date and time of this submittal… SCE understands that the Los Angeles County Fire Department is the lead agency investigating the origin and cause of the Eaton Fire, with support from other agencies, including Cal Fire. Their investigation remains ongoing. On January 12, 2025, SCE received a letter from the County identifying the preliminary origin area for the Eaton Fire around coordinates N34.1860422292 W118.09357612511549 in Eaton Canyon… On January 16, 2025, the County informed SCE that it had released its investigation scene related to the origin and cause of the fire. The County has asked that SCE preserve in place its transmission facilities proximate to the County’s preliminary area of origin but has not asked for SCE’s assistance in removing any SCE facility from the field. SCE is complying with the County’s request… On January 22, 2025, SCE received a request from Cal Fire for data and records related to the transmission facilities in the preliminary origin area and other information. SCE is gathering the requested data and records. Preliminary analysis of electrical data for the four energized transmission lines that run through Eaton Canyon for 12 hours prior to the reported start time of the fire shows that there were no faults on those lines until more than one hour after the reported start time of the fire… SCE’s investigation and ongoing inspections of its facilities, records, potential witnesses, and other issues that could potentially shed light on causation continue. SCE will provide a further update to the Commission regarding this incident in its report pursuant to Resolution ESRB-12 and Public Utilities Code Section 315.”