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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Generator Safety

Winter is here and with that comes the threat of power outages. Please practice safe generator operation!

GENERATOR SAFETY

  • Never run a generator inside your home or garage. Deadly carbon monoxide fumes can build up.

  • Never try to power house wiring by plugging the generator into a wall outlet. It can lead to electrocution of utility workers or neighbors served by the same utility transformer.

  • Check out Power Outage information on our website.

Washington State Emergency Management Division has provided a couple of videos regarding generator operation and carbon monoxide poisoning. The links to these videos are:

http://www.emd.wa.gov/preparedness/videos/video_generatorsafety.shtml

http://www.emd.wa.gov/preparedness/videos/video_carbonmonoxide.shtml

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