{"id":38098,"date":"2022-12-19T13:36:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T21:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/?page_id=38098"},"modified":"2023-01-12T13:40:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:40:35","slug":"power-line-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/safety-vegetation\/power-line-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Line Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38430 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/danger-overheadpowerlines.png\" alt=\"Danger Overhead Power Lines Sign\" width=\"30%\" height=\"137\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accidentally contacting a power line can be dangerous and in some cases, even deadly. Your cooperative wants to help our members stay safe around power lines.<\/p>\n<h2>Keep a Safe Distance<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you are playing outdoors with your children or working on landscaping projects, keep a safe distance from power lines and other equipment your co-op uses to get electricity to your home.<\/p>\n<h2>Always Remember<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay away from power lines, meters, transformers, and electrical boxes<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t climb trees near power lines<\/li>\n<li>Never fly kits, remote control airplanes or balloons near power lines<\/li>\n<li>If you get something stuck in a power line, call your Touchstone Energy co-op to get it<\/li>\n<li>Keep a safe distance from overhead power lines when working with ladders or installing objects such as antennas<\/li>\n<li>Never touch or go near a downed power line<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t touch anything that may be touching a downed wire, such as a car<\/li>\n<li>Keep children and pets away<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Power Line Hazards &amp; Cars<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If a power line falls on a car, you should <strong>stay inside the vehicle \u2013<\/strong>This is the safest place to stay<\/li>\n<li>Warn people not to touch the car or the line<\/li>\n<li>Call or ask someone to call the local cooperative and emergency services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The only circumstance in which you should consider leaving a car that is in contact with a downed power line is if the vehicle catches on fire:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the door<\/li>\n<li>Do not step out of the car \u2013You may receive a shock<\/li>\n<li>Jump free of the car so that your body clears the vehicle before touching the ground<\/li>\n<li>Once you clear the car, hop with both feet together at least 50 feet away<\/li>\n<li>Do not try to help someone else from the car while you are standing on the ground<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As in all power line-related emergencies, call for help immediately by dialing 911 or call your electric utility company\u2019s Service\/Dispatch Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accidentally contacting a power line can be dangerous and in some cases, even deadly. Your cooperative wants to help our members stay safe around power lines. Keep a Safe Distance Whether you are playing outdoors with your children or working on landscaping projects, keep a safe distance from power lines and other equipment your co-op [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":38094,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38098"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39163,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38098\/revisions\/39163"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcremc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}