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RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- September is National Preparedness Month and Dominion Virginia Power is calling on its customers to make plans for dealing with emergencies, such as the approaching Hurricane Earl, that can affect their homes, businesses, and communities.
"Having an emergency plan and preparedness kit ready is crucial to ensuring you and your family are able to weather any storm," said Rodney Blevins, vice president – Distribution Operations for Dominion Virginia Power. "Dominion's team constantly practices and refines its restoration response plan so we can engage quickly for our customers in an emergency. We encourage our customers to make preparations for their families as well, to keep them safe during a significant event."
Each September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's "Ready Campaign" and Citizen Corps highlight the need to "Get a Kit, Make a Plan, and Be Informed." Tips on how to prepare for emergencies and suggestions for creating emergency plans and kits are available on FEMA's Web site at www.ready.gov.
"There is no such thing as being over-prepared when it comes to hurricanes and other natural disasters or weather-related emergencies," said Virginia's Secretary of Public Safety Marla Graff Decker. "This is a great time of year to remind our citizens, local governments, state agencies, and business partners that the best defense is a good offense when it comes to emergency preparedness."
FEMA suggests keeping one emergency preparedness kit at home and one in the car. The kits should be updated every six months and have adequate supplies to keep every member of the family – including pets – safe for three days.
Additional preparedness information is available on Dominion Virginia Power's website at http://www.dom.com/storm-center/storm-preparation-tips.jsp and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management's website: http://www.vaemergency.com.
For Dominion customers, the timing of the campaign could not be better. Sept. 15 marks the peak of hurricane season in the company's 30,000-square-mile service area. Dominion has been monitoring the progress of Earl, the first hurricane of the season to approach Virginia and North Carolina, for more than a week.
In-house meteorologists in Dominion's Weather Center monitor all approaching weather systems to enable the company to prepare for potential operational problems before inclement weather strikes. A video showing how Dominion prepares for severe storms and outage restoration is available online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S51-6cW7uCE.
The company asks its customers to pay attention to weather reports including those provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). If severe weather is expected, take these common-sense steps to prepare for possible outages:
Before the storm
During the storm, if electricity is interrupted
After the storm
Some useful links for the public and media during the summer storm season are:
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