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Because of the Potential Effects of California's 'Public-Safety Power Shutoffs', All Residents Should Have an Emergency Plan in Place
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(OPEN):
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES, MANY OF CALIFORNIA'S UTILITIES ARE ENGAGING IN
"PUBLIC-SAFETY POWER-SHUTOFFS". BUT, WHILE HIGH-FIRE-RISK AREAS ARE MOSTLY LOCATED IN THE MOUNTAINS, FORESTS, AND FOOTHILL-REGIONS, THE RESULTING OUTAGES CAN AFFECT EVERYONE ON THE GRID.
AND, ONCE THE ELECTRICITY IS SHUT OFF, RESTORING IT ISN'T ALWAYS QUICK.
THAT'S WHY JOY ALAFIA ["AH-LAH-FEE-AH"]--OF THE
"WESTERN PROPANE-GAS ASSOCIATION"--URGES ALL RESIDENTS TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY-PLAN IN PLACE...
(ALAFIA):
"OUTAGES CAN LAST SEVERAL HOURS, SEVERAL DAYS, OR
WEEKS--DEPENDING ON WEATHER- AND OTHER FACTORS: EVERY POWER-LINE MUST BE THOROUGHLY
INSPECTED--BEFORE POWER IS RESTORED. THOSE INSPECTIONS CAN TAKE PLACE DURING DAYLIGHT-HOURS
ONLY--AND CANNOT START UNTIL THE EXTREME FIRE-CONDITIONS HAVE PASSED. PROPANE STANDBY-GENERATORS PROVIDE UNMATCHED COMFORT AND
PEACE-OF-MIND--FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT LIFE'S NECESSITIES, WHEN THE POWER IS OFF:
THEY'RE CLEAN, QUIET, RELIABLE, AND AFFORDABLE. AND, THEY ARE ALWAYS READY TO PROVIDE HOMEOWNERS WITH LIFE-SUSTAINING POWER AND
SECURITY--WHEN IT'S NEEDED MOST."
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TO LEARN MORE, VISIT "PROPANE-BACKUP-POWER"-DOT-COM.
