{"id":35845,"date":"2018-12-02T13:15:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T21:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/?page_id=35845"},"modified":"2023-06-12T07:05:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T14:05:44","slug":"what-to-do-during-an-outage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/outages\/what-to-do-during-an-outage\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do During An Outage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Stay away<\/strong>\u00a0from downed lines and\u00a0<strong>never touch<\/strong>\u00a0objects that are in contact with downed lines.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Report a power outage to the PUD immediately and any evidence of what may have caused it (downed lines, loud noise, flash of light, trees on lines, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Do not call 911 to report your power is out.<\/li>\n<li>The PUD\u2019s Outage Alert Hotline is open 24-hours per day at (844) 965-1319.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cowlitz PUD line crews are called out at the onset of a power outage. If you receive multiple busy signals while calling the PUD to report an outage, there is a good chance your neighbors have already notified us. If you believe your outage is an isolated incident, please continue to call until you get through.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After an outage has begun, we recommend that you unplug appliances that will come on automatically (refrigerator, pump, etc.) once the power is restored.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NEVER<\/strong>\u00a0use generators, grills, camp stoves, or other gasoline, propane, natural gas, or charcoal-burning devices <strong>INSIDE<\/strong> your home, basement, garage, or camper, or even outside near an open window.<\/li>\n<li>Unplug any electronic equipment such as computers, televisions, and microwaves. These devices could be damaged by voltage fluctuations that could occur when power is restored.<\/li>\n<li>Do not open the refrigerator\/freezer when power is off. A refrigerator keeps food cold for a few hours during an outage, while food in the freezer can stay frozen for two-to-three days-but the door must remain closed. A full freezer keeps food frozen longer than a half-full one. If possible, wait until the power has been restored to open these doors and evaluate your food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay away\u00a0from downed lines and\u00a0never touch\u00a0objects that are in contact with downed lines. Report a power outage to the PUD immediately and any evidence of what may have caused it (downed lines, loud noise, flash of light, trees on lines, etc. Do not call 911 to report your power is out. The PUD\u2019s Outage Alert [&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":35363,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2024-05-09 06:16:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35845"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40354,"href":"https:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35845\/revisions\/40354"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cowlitzpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}