PEARL RIVER – Orange and Rockland Utilities has mobilized its emergency response workforce to repair potential damage and restore possible power outages that could result from heavy rain and strong gusty winds that are predicted throughout the region today (Monday).
The strong winds, which are expected to gust as high as 50 mph, could pose a threat to electric service because they contribute to downing trees, tree limbs and overhead electric lines – all of which could interfere with the safe, reliable delivery of electric service.
O&R company and contractor overhead line crews and tree removal teams, customer service operators and the rest of the members of the O&R emergency response team have been activated and are ready to deploy as needed. They were joined by mutual aid crews who arrived last evening.
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