LADWP Reminds Owens Valley Customers How to Prepare for and Stay Safe During a  Power Outage

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LADWP Reminds Owens Valley Customers How to Prepare for and Stay Safe During a Power Outage

Experiencing an outage? Be prepared by following these tips:

• Report an outage by calling 1-800-992-8331 (Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) and (833) 325-2397 after hours.

• Subscribe to Inyo County’s new Genasys Protect™ enhanced alert system at ready.inyocounty.us.

• Remember that our first priority is safety, our crews’ first responders must ensure conditions are safe before beginning any power restoration work.
• Seek a safe place with comfortable temperatures if conditions become unsafe.

• Keep a flashlight and extra batteries nearby. Never use candles as a light source in a power outage or other emergency.

• Keep a fully charged cell phone or cell-phone battery pack on-hand. They come in handy when computers or “landlines” requiring a power source fail to work during a power outage.

• Leave one light switched on so you know when power has been restored. Switch off all other lights.

• Stay Informed: Listen to radio and television, including NOAA Weather Radio if possible, and check trusted internet and social media sources.