O&R Ramps Up Emergency Crews to Repair Potential Storm Damage as High Winds Predicted for Friday
Orange and Rockland Utilities is preparing its emergency response crews to mobilize early Friday morning to repair potential damage and restore possible power outages that could result from a severe windstorm, packing strong gusts as high as 60 mph. That storm is expected to slam through the region about 3 a.m. Friday and exit the area by around noon.
O&R company and contractor overhead line crews and tree removal experts, customer service operators and the other O&R emergency response personnel will be activated and deployed at 5 a.m. Friday morning.
O&R Warns
For safety’s sake, O&R warns the public not to touch or approach any downed wire. Assume the wire is energized and dangerous. Call O&R immediately toll-free 1-877-434-4100. Depending on the situation, you may also consider calling your local police to divert traffic from the downed wire’s location until an O&R crew arrives.
How to Report an Outage
If you experience a power outage, don’t assume that O&R automatically knows about it. You can report it and check to see when your lights will be back on through:
- Report an Electric Service Problem from any computer or web-based mobile device.
- O&R mobile app from your iPhone, iPad or Android device — download via Apple Store or Google Play.
- Text messaging by texting “OUT” to 69678 (myORU) or
- Call 1-877-434-4100.
For the latest information about power outages, please view O&R’s Outage Map.
