National Grid issues storm safety precautions

Press release about Hurricane Sandy from National Grid:

As Hurricane Sandy approaches, National Grid is urging customers to take all necessary precautions to ensure your safety. We have been preparing for Hurricane Sandy for several days and our employees are ready to respond to our customers' needs. We remind you to be prepared and follow safety precautions.

Please check to make sure you have bottled water, working flashlights, a battery operated radio and extra batteries in your home. If you plan to use a generator to supply power during an outage, be sure to only operate it outdoors.

To prevent a safety issue, before operating generators, be sure to turn off the main breaker located in the electric service panel. If you see a downed power line, do not go near it or drive over it, always assume it's live. For more safety tips visit us at www.nationalgrid.com/HurricaneSandy.

In case you lose power, National Grid provides you with multiple ways to receive up-to-date information on things like restoration details, more safety tips, important phone numbers and more.

Sign up for National Grid state-level broadcast text* alerts by texting the word STORM to NGRID (64743). You can opt out of receiving text messages at any time by texting the word STOP to NGRID (64743).

You can now get safety and outage information on your mobile phone via our new mobile web browser at www.nationalgrid.com.

We also keep customers informed on Facebook and Twitter. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for up-to-date information.

Power outages can be reported online or by calling 1-800-867-5222 in New York.

For more information and to report an outage visit www.nationalgrid.com/HurricaneSandy.

Sign up for major storm alerts.

Text STORM to NGRID (64743)