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October 1,2015

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

What can you do to prepare?

Ridgewood NJ, PSE&G is making preparations for a possible landfall of Hurricane Joaquin. We are also closely monitoring the expected heavy rains and high winds over the next several days.

While it is too early to know with any certainty when and where Joaquin will make landfall – and the strength of the storm when it does – we take every storm with the potential for outages seriously. We are activating our emergency protocol and personnel, and performing system checks on critical transmission and distribution equipment. Also, we are requesting mutual aid from other utilities, securing additional tree crews and ensuring the availability of materials and supplies.

What can you do?

Generator Usage:

• If your facility has a generator, now is a good time to ensure the generator is in good working order and there is sufficient fuel for your operating needs.

• Review generator safety information found on our EnergeLink website.

Communicating with PSE&G:

• Register for our free MyAlerts service ahead of time to receive email or text notifications about an outage at pseg.com/myalerts.

• Sign up for My Account at pseg.com and bookmark the mobile-friendly homepage on your smart phone to report outages and check restoration progress.

• Compile a list of emergency phone numbers, including PSE&G’s dedicated, toll-free Business Solutions Center line at 1-855-249-7734 (1-855-BIZ-PSEG). “Like” PSEG on Facebook and follow PSEG on Twitter @PSEGdelivers for tips and information about storm progress.

• Be ready to report and track outages on PSE&G’s “Outage Center” at pseg.com/outagecenter.

Additional preparedness information can be found at www.ready.gov.

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving Facebook page

Fallen Ridgewood Tree Limb takes out Power Hawthorne

July 11,2015

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, On 7/10/2015: Police and fire department personnel in two (2) neighboring municipalities responded to separate reports of fallen tree limbs that blocked roadways and disrupted electric service late Friday afternoon.

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Ridgewood public safety teams were dispatched to a home on Oak Street, where a Village owned tree limb had fallen on the front lawn, knocking out electric, phone, and cable TV services. In neighboring Hawthorne, police and fire units converged on Minerva Avenue, where a limb from a privately owned tree had crashed to the ground, destroying a back yard shed and taking down several wires. No injuries were reported in either incident.