Sentences with phrase «emergency power outages»

Not exact matches

A list of all emergency numbers and contacts should be in an obvious place in your home and a corded phone should always be accessible in case of a power outage or storm situation.

NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in four New York counties on Sunday afternoon as those areas were dealing with widespread power outages in the aftermath of this week's massive storm.

Such outages are rare, and an existing emergency power system that is nearing the end of its useful life is currently used for such situations.

This power outage was an emergency.»

Mr Amuna said that the power outage was an emergency.

Here in Woodstock, our Dispatch Department will tell you things like when the power is going to come back on after an outage, whereas the county 911 service deals only with emergencies.

Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a Winter Ice Storm Emergency, which will activate the State Emergency Operations Center to respond to the needs of areas hit by flooding and power outages.

But even ordinary events such as a power outage could cripple the cell phone infrastructure, turning our primary emergency contact devices into glowing paperweights.

From earthquakes and tornadoes, from power outages to getting lost in the wilderness — a high - quality emergency backpack is very important.

That decision will be influenced by several factors, including the threat of fires; poor air quality; smoke and fire damage to school facilities; transportation challenges; staffing shortages; power outages; and use of schools as emergency shelters for fire victims.

Mitsubishi recently announced that the Outlander PHEV can be used as a generator to power your home in the event of a power outage or emergency using a V2H (Vehicle 2 Home) system.

From wildfire and flood to earthquake and power outage, the risk of emergency is always present, which means it's always wise to be prepared — especially if you have animals.

BE PREPARED: • Talk to your veterinarian about your pet's risks in cold weather • Have an emergency kit that includes your pet's needs in case of severe weather or prolonged power outage • If your dog has a short coat or seems bothered by -LSB-...]

If you stay at home during a summer power outage, ask your local emergency management office if there are pet - friendly cooling centers in the area.

And don't forget: winter weather also means blizzards and power outages, so it's a smart to create a disaster emergency kit for your entire family, including, of course, your pup.

In fact, an appropriately - sized battery bank, charged by a similarly - sized set of solar panels, can be an excellent way of ensuring you've got emergency power in the event of an outage, and one that is clean and quiet to operate.

The AP1000 is, in theory, safer than previous models because it has an 8 million - pound water tank perched on its roof; in the event of a power outage or generator failure, it provides an emergency cooling system powered by gravity for up to three days — a window of time estimated to be long enough to avert a meltdown.

The solar panels will provide 20 percent of the center's power and will be backed up with a new battery system for emergency power during a grid outage, officials said, adding the change is expected to save the city $ 3,000 annually in power costs.

The gist of his case was that the recent short - term emergency that gave rise to price spikes was caused by coal - fired power station outages.

If we're putting in emergency power generation, we can come up with solar - power systems that, during normal operation, supplement a building's power needs, but during power outages can provide islanding capability.

- A neat little DIY evaporative cooler that can be solar powered — great for emergency cooling in power outages, camping etc..

In Ohio, the Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Health, and the Department of Aging collaborated to identify areas of high concentrations of power outages and high populations of older residents.

No stretch to conclude that SELCO's simple design would be perfect for the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to keep on hand in large numbers for extended power outages: say in the even of a hurricane?

That said, I'm just wondering from a business perspective if there are any examples from those offices, businesses, etc. who have chosen to rely solely on online or digital publications for reference and research purposes whether you've a back - up or emergency plan should the database or the digital product (s) not be available for whatever reason — be it power outage, systems failure?

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Reactor Operator, Outage scheduler and Emergency Coordinator at the Callaway Power plant.

Because of its hurricane - prone, Miami location, the technology center will be bolstered with a hurricane - resistant design, along with emergency power to keep critical functions running in case of a power outage.

If you're familiar with the number of power outages we get in our neighbourhood — big trees mean lots of blackouts — then I can state that these candles have two uses: they're decorative, and they're also a part of our emergency kit!