SAN DIEGO, July 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, San
Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) awarded $1,000,000 in grants to over 87 regional safety
partners as part of SAFE San
Diego, a SDG&E philanthropic initiative aimed at
supporting non-profit organizations dedicated to disaster
preparedness, emergency response training, wildfire education, and
defensible space assistance programs.
"Safety is paramount at SDG&E, and we will continue
partnering with state and local fire agencies, first responders,
and weather experts to enhance overall fire preparedness in the
region," said John Sowers, vice
president of electric distribution operations. "SDG&E is proud
to support these regional safety partners whose programs help
entire communities prevent and prepare for future fires and other
emergencies."
SDG&E's commitment to safety and emergency preparedness goes
well beyond its provision of safe, reliable, and increasingly
renewable energy to its customers. Through its philanthropy,
SDG&E supports safety organizations such as the Fire Safe
Council of San Diego County, Poway
CERT Program, 2-1-1 San Diego Disaster Program, the Burn Institute,
and the Rincon Fire Safety and Prevention Outreach. Additional
funding from SDG&E was recently presented to the County of
San Diego and the San Diego
Regional Fire Foundation for the purchase of Automatic Vehicle
Locators (AVLs) that will be attached to fire trucks and other
emergency response equipment.
Visit sdge.com/community to learn more about SDG&E's
commitment to the communities that we serve.
SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides safe and
reliable energy service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4
million electric meters and 878,000 natural gas meters in
San Diego and southern
Orange counties. The utility's
area spans 4,100 square miles. SDG&E is committed to creating
ways to help customers save energy and money every day. SDG&E
is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a Fortune 500 energy
services holding company based in San
Diego. Connect with SDG&E's Customer Contact Center at
800-411-7343, on Twitter (@SDGE) and Facebook.
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