When the power goes out, you may lose other important resources which is why it is important to make a plan to ensure you will have what you need in a power outage. Equipment such as portable generators can help keep food cool, provide lights and electricity for phone and television, power furnace blowers and pumps but they must always be run outside. Keep yourself and your family safe by having flashlights ready in an easily accessible place with batteries. Always remember to stay away from downed power lines or anything in contact with them and unplug major appliances and electronics when the power goes out so there is no damage to them if there is a power spike when the power comes back on.
