In preparation for strong winds forecast to impact parts of Upstate New York Sunday night through Monday evening, National Grid says it is increasing staffing and extending evening and overnight work shifts.
National Grid says it has increased its field force to more than 2,300 line, service, tree, damage assessment and public safety workers.
It has also activated an emergency response plan, which includes:
- Calling in outside resources, and mobilizing field and tree crews
- Pre-staging crews and materials in areas anticipated to be most severely impacted
- Proactively reaching out to elected, municipal and emergency management officials to keep them updated on preparations and provide safety information
- Reaching out directly to customers through traditional and social media, email and texts and on their website to provide safety information and to urge them to be prepared
- Conducting outbound calls to life support and critical facility customers to ensure they are prepared
The company says in case of power outages, customers can notify National Grid online.
You can also visit National Grid’s Outage Central website to monitor outage and safety information.
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