{"id":38826,"date":"2022-06-30T12:51:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/?page_id=38826"},"modified":"2022-07-14T10:52:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T17:52:27","slug":"downed-power-lines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/outages-safety\/stay-safe-during-outages\/downed-power-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Downed Power Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-910624153\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-712309421\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Electrical hazards multiply for workers involved in cleanup and recovery efforts following major disasters and weather emergencies. Life-threatening danger exists around downed and low-hanging electrical wires which can still be energized following a storm.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-797591432\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-5 medium-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1444951662\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-downedLines.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1444951662 {\n  width: 76%;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #image_1444951662 {\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section list-line-box\" id=\"section_2032881192\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1589862032\" class=\"text checkbox-list checkmark-blue-white\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Keep Away From Downed Power Lines<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Always consider all electrical equipment, lines, and conductors to be energized.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">If you notice downed wires or damaged electrical equipment, contact appropriate utility personnel if you can<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Circuits do not always turn off when a power line falls into a tree or onto the ground<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Re-Closers automatically try to reset circuits and restore power when it is interrupted<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Even if electric lines are not sparking or humming, fallen electric lines can electrocute you if you touch them or the ground nearby<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Keep a safe distance and immediately call 911 or the PUD Outage Hotline at <a href=\"tel:+1-360-537-3721\">(360) 537-3721<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:+1-888-542-5923\">(888) 542-5923<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Energy<\/h3>\n<p>Downed wires can energize other nearby objects, such as:<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row energy-list col-p-b-0\"  id=\"row-1789636922\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-472912046\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-star\">Fences<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-star\">Water pipes<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-star\">Bushes and trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-star\">Buildings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-472912046 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-526390319\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-star\">Telephone\/CATV\/fiber optic cables<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-star\">Manhole castings<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-star\">Reinforcement bars (rebar) in pavement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-526390319 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-854005138\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-star\">Wind-blown objects:\n<ul>\n<li>Canopies<\/li>\n<li>Aluminum roofs<\/li>\n<li>Siding<\/li>\n<li>Sheds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-854005138 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2032881192 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-417359274\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-417359274 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section list-line-box gray-box\" id=\"section_1830853292\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Rules to Live By<\/h3>\n<p>Downed Power Lines are Dangerous!<\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-small align-equal\"  id=\"row-1693236871\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2111817302\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box gray-bg-icon-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 76px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-blueSmallCheckmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Never go near a downed or fallen electric power line. Always assume downed lines are \u201clive\u201d even if they aren\u2019t sparking. Keep a safe distance and immediately call 911 or the PUD Outage Hotline at <a href=\"tel:+1-360-537-371\">(360) 537-371<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:+1-888-542-5923\">(888) 542-5923<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2111817302 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1628856690\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box blue-bg-icon-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 76px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-blueWhiteCheckmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Do not assume that any wire is a harmless telephone, television, or fiber-optic cable, and does not carry lethal current, because they are very similar in appearance. Treat everything electrical as energized until tested and proven to be de-energized.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1628856690 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-528555086\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box gray-bg-icon-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 76px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-blueSmallCheckmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Electricity can spread outward through the ground in a circular shape from the point of contact. As you move away from the center, large differences in voltages can be created.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-528555086 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1930518678\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box blue-bg-icon-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 76px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-blueWhiteCheckmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1471644482\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1471644482 {\n  padding-top: 25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Never drive over downed power lines. Assume that they are energized.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1930518678 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1695739278\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box gray-bg-icon-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 76px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-blueSmallCheckmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1727435738\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1727435738 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>If a power line falls across your vehicle while you are inside of it, do not get out. Wait for help to arrive.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1695739278 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-662558431\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box blue-bg-icon-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 76px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-blueWhiteCheckmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>If you must exit your car or any equipment because of fire or other safety reasons, try to jump completely clear, making sure that you do not touch the equipment and the ground at the same time. Land with both feet together and shuffle away in small steps to minimize the path of electric current and avoid electrical shock. Be careful to maintain your balance.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-662558431 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1830853292 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":37456,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38826"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38826"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39004,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38826\/revisions\/39004"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}