National Grid: Prepared for Today's Nor'Easter in New England
Extra Crews are Assembled and Ready to Respond to Any Outages; Community Liaisons Already Working with Municipal Emergency Response Managers
According to a Wednesday afternoon release from National Grid, the company is ready to respond to any power outages that may occur as a result of the high winds, heavy rain, and even some heavy wet snow from a nor’easter that will affect Massachusetts and Rhode Island today and overnight tonight. More than 500 National Grid and supplemental line and tree crews are available and ready to respond quickly to any storm-related outages, along with more than 200 “wires-down” personnel. The company’s emergency response system has been activated and is closely watching the storm track so that crews can be deployed quickly to any areas that may be hard-hit by the impending nor’easter. “We understand that our customers just endured Hurricane …
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