After
the Storm
Although the warm weather makes it easy to forget the
January ice storm, work related to the storm continues
at Paducah Power, mainly in the form of tree trimming.
Crews are working throughout the service territory
cutting limbs that are touching lines or branches that
could break and fall into lines. Supervisors anticipate
a higher than normal number of power outages in the
coming months because of tree problems. Because of the
great amount of limb work to be done, crews do not have
the manpower or time to take down whole trees unless it
is absolutely necessary. This means they are unable
to handle any Trade-A-Tree requests for the time being.
Managers estimate it will take a year for PPS Tree
trimmers to eliminate the problem limbs created by the
ice storm in each circuit.
Customers are responsible for trimming trees that
interfere with the service lines between the pole and
the house. Customers may arrange for PPS to temporarily
drop a service line for customers to trim around the
line. If your neighbor’s tree limb is hanging over your
property line, you may remove the branch up to the
property line. When planting a new tree, avoid planting
it under or close to power lines.
Paducah
Power has finished picking up broken poles and other
electrical debris left behind during ice storm repairs.
However, it is possible we have overlooked some debris.
If you see any debris, please report it to the PPS
Service Department at 575-4010 so we can pick it up.
While
we hope to never endure another emergency as severe as
the ice storm, we believe it is wise for customers to be
prepared for a disaster that could cause extended power
outages. People who rely on electrically powered
medical equipment for survival should have a backup
power supply or a plan for getting assistance with their
medical equipment.
Are You
Prepared?
During
the ice storm you may have purchased some items to help
you through the storm, but once the emergency passed, it
was easy to forget the importance of having a disaster
kit on hand at all times. Here are some items you
should consider keeping around the house for a disaster:
Bottled
water
Non-perishable food
Manual
can opener
Batteries in various sizes
Flashlights
Candles
Matches
Non-electric portable heater
Prescription refills
Baby
wipes and hand sanitizer
Car
charger for electronics
Cash
Disposable camera to document damage for insurance
Written
list of important phone numbers including insurance and
medical contacts
Extra
towels, socks and underwear