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During the Winter Months, It's Particularly Important to Prepare Ahead of Time for Possible Power Outages
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(OPEN):
A RECENT SURVEY BY G-E GENERATOR SYSTEMS FOUND THAT
45-PERCENT OF FAMILIES WHO LIVE IN AN AREA THAT'S SUBJECT TO EXTREME
WINTER-WEATHER DON'T HAVE A SECONDARY-SOURCE OF HEAT AVAILABLE, IN THEIR
HOME, TO ENDURE A PROLONGED WINTER POWER-OUTAGE. SUCH SECONDARY
HEAT-SOURCES CAN INCLUDE: A GENERATOR, A GAS-FIREPLACE, OR A STOCKED
WOOD-BURNING STOVE OR FIREPLACE. CARISSA GINGRAS IS WITH
BRIGGS AND STRATTON--THE EXCLUSIVE-LICENSEE OF G-E GENERATOR
SYSTEMS...
(GINGRAS):
"PROPERLY PREPARING FOR AN EMERGENCY-SITUATION, BEFORE IT OCCURS,
REALLY HELPS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES STAY SAFE. AND, IT'S
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THE WINTER-MONTHS TO PREPARE, AHEAD OF TIME, FOR
POSSIBLE POWER-OUTAGES--WHICH CAN LEAVE FAMILIES WITHOUT A WORKING
HEAT-SOURCE."
(CLOSE):
THE "READY CAMPAIGN" URGES ALL FAMILIES TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY-PREPAREDNESS
KIT AT HOME. IT ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT--IN ADDITION TO THE
STANDARD-ITEMS--WINTERTIME-KITS SHOULD INCLUDE: ADEQUATE WARM-CLOTHING
AND -BLANKETS; ROCK-SALT, TO MELT ICE ON WALKWAYS; SAND, TO IMPROVE
TRACTION; AND SNOW-SHOVELS AND OTHER SNOW-REMOVAL EQUIPMENT. FOR
MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"G-E"-DOT-COM-SLASH-"GENERATOR-SYSTEMS".
