Prepare for the approaching storm

GEBE is always concerned about your safety and well being, but perhaps more so during hurricane season. Here are some important electrical related tips to help you and your family prepare for an approaching storm:      

• If someone in your home is dependent on electric powered, life sustaining medical equipment, review your family emergency plan for back-up power or make arrangements to relocate.
  

• Before lowering a TV antenna or satellite disk, make sure to turn off and unplug the TV, and avoid power lines.
  

• Turn off all swimming pool pumps and filters, and wrap them in waterproof materials.
   
  Turn your refrigerator and freezer to their coldest setting ahead of time to keep food fresh if you experience a power outage.
  

• Turn off and unplug any unnecessary electrical equipment, including sensitive electronics.

These tips do not cover everything. Learn all you can about storm preparedness and post-storm safety, so you can survive any storm safely and minimize damage.

Keep in mind

For the safety of our repair crews, GEBE will hat efforts to restore electric service when winds reach 35 miles per hour.

As soon as the storm has passed, damage assessment to the GEBE system will be the first priority. This way, when repair crews begin work, essential customers and services will get attention first, followed by efforts to restore service to large groups of customers before individual homes or businesses are scheduled.

Please be patient. Do not call to report your service is out. GEBE will provide service restoration updates to local newspapers, radio and television to keep everyone informed of our progress.

Do call 5443100 to report power lines that are sparking or obviously unsafe electrical equipment. Encourage everyone to stay away from these hazards.