If you are in  a flooded area, stay out of the water where electrical equipment is located.  If you need assistance, please call us.

Read on for more safety tips during times of flooding:

• Stay away from power lines, pad-mounted transformer boxes, and electrical wires – electric shock is a serious threat in flooded areas. Electrical current travels through water. Flood water can turn a building into a conductor of electricity.
• If your home or business does flood, contact your electric utility so they can disconnect power from the transformer feeding your service if necessary.
• Do not attempt to disconnect your own power, or work on energized equipment once it has been flood damaged or exposed to flood waters.
• Do not attempt to operate breakers or switches that are wet or under water.
• If service to a home is not disconnected and the home does take in water, do not enter the home until you have been advised it is safe to do so by local authorities.
• In the event that severe flooding causes power outages due to downed poles, stay away from all downed power lines and promptly report them to your electrical utility.
• Flooded electrical appliances, all electrical wiring and heating systems must be thoroughly checked by a qualified electrician before reusing.
• Even if the electricity is off in your area, you must be sure that your own power supply is disconnected. If the switch is left in the “on” position, power could be restored to the area and to your property before the wiring is properly inspected. If you are not sure that the main switch was turned off prior to flooding, do not enter the premises without first getting it checked by a qualified electrician.