AS LATE FALL SNOW STORM APPROACHES, O&R DECLARES A STORM WATCH - Rockland County Times
With heavy snow and high winds predicted for Wednesday night’s nor’easter, O&R has declared a Storm Watch today. The storm activity has the potential to cause power line damage and electric service interruptions, so company and contractor overhead line crews and tree removal crews are ramping up for a high-volume outage response to the storm, as are damage assessment, site safety, customer service operations and the wide array of O&R teams that support those functions. In addition to its company crews, O&R has hired 50 additional overhead line technicians to supplement its own field forces to repair damage and restore service interruptions resulting from this event. Those additional workers increase O&R’s field forces for this storm by about 35 percent. To prepare for the severe weather, O&R electric and gas crews are securing active work sites today to prevent wind and water damage from the predicted storm. How to report an outage If you experience a power outa...