Handbill / flyer announcement: PSE&G. Flood Tips for Customers. Issued in Hoboken, no date, circa Nov. 2, 2012.
Entry/Object ID
2012.052.0002
Scope and Content
Handbill / flyer announcement: PSE&G. Flood Tips for Customers. Issued in Hoboken, no date, circa November 2, 2012. Printed leaf, 8-1/2" x 11". Full text is in notes.
It was distributed concurrently with archives 2012.052.0003, Community Resources Guide for Households Affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Public Service Gas & Electric was the public utility provider for Hoboken and distributed this guide throughout the city during the flooding from Hurricane Sandy. (While colloquially referred to as a hurricane, it technically was not one at the time it made landfall October 29th on New Jersey and New York; it was termed a hybrid storm - a combination of a tropical storm and nor'easter [northeaster]; popularly called " Frankenstorm ".)
Acquisition
Accession
2012.052
Source or Donor
Staff, Collected by
Acquisition Method
Field Collection
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
2012 - 2012
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 2012
Date(s): 2012
General Notes
Note
Notes: archives 2012.052.0002
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PSE&G
FLOOD TIPS FOR CUSTOMERS
Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) Company, New Jersey's largest electric
and gas utility, offers the following tips for safety and restoration:
Flooded basements:
• If customers lose electricity and their basement is flooded, notify PSE&G at 1-800-436-PSEG and call your local fire department.
• If water gets up to the height of the gas burner on a water heater or gas heater, customers can shut off the supply of gas to the unit if they know how.
• They must call PSE&G to have the gas supply turned back on because pilot lights must be lit. PSE&G will determine whether any gas controls were under water and must be replaced. If so, PSE&G would not complete the turn-on and would issue a violation tag.
Scan for hazards before entering a basement that has been flooded:
• Use extreme caution; expect floors and stairs to be oily and slippery.
• Don't go into basements with standing water, raw sewage or obvious electric hazards.
• Stay away from the breaker box if it's in a flooded basement. Don't go into a flooded basement if energized wires are present.
• Stay out of buildings that remain in the floodwaters.
• Inspect foundations for cracks or other damage.
• Customers should call PSE&G immediately if they smell gas 1-800-436-PSEG
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Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-11-29
