{"id":37405,"date":"2022-07-07T08:33:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T15:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/?page_id=37405"},"modified":"2022-07-14T14:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T21:04:18","slug":"power-line-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/safety\/power-line-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Line Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Accidentally contacting a power line can be dangerous and in some cases, even deadly<\/li>\n<li>Graham County Electric Cooperative wants to help our members stay safe around power lines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keep a Safe Distance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37819 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bank-down-505x354-1.png\" alt=\"downed power line\" width=\"40%\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bank-down-505x354-1.png 505w, https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bank-down-505x354-1-340x238.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/>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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Always remember:<\/strong><\/p>\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 Graham County Electric 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><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37818 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/pole-on-car-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"power pole on car\" width=\"40%\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/pole-on-car-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/pole-on-car-1600x1199.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/pole-on-car-340x255.jpeg 340w, https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/pole-on-car-1536x1151.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/pole-on-car-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>If a power line falls on a car, you should stay inside the vehicle \u2013 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 Graham County Electric Cooperative and emergency services<\/li>\n<li>The only circumstance in which you should consider leaving a car that is in contact with a downed power line is<strong> if the vehicle catches on fire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Open the door \u2013 Do not step out of the car \u2013 You may receive a shock \u2013 Instead, jump free of the car so that your body clears the vehicle before touching the ground<\/li>\n<li>Once you clear the car, shuffle at least <strong>50 feet away, with both feet on the ground<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>As in all power line related emergencies, call for help immediately by dialing 911 or call Graham County Electric Cooperative&#8217;s Office or after-hours dispatch at <a href=\"tel:+1-928-485-2451\">(928) 485-2451<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Do not try to help someone else from the car while you are standing on the ground<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accidentally contacting a power line can be dangerous and in some cases, even deadly Graham County Electric 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 [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":37403,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37405"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37405"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37820,"href":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37405\/revisions\/37820"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gce.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}