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Power Line Safety

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Accidentally contacting a power line can be dangerous and in some cases, even deadly. Your Touchstone Energy 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 your co-op uses to get electricity to your home.

Always remember to:

  • Stay away from power lines, meters, transformers and electrical boxes.

  • Don’t climb trees near power lines.

  • Never fly kits, remote control airplanes or balloons near power lines.

  • If you get something stuck in a power line, call your Touchstone Energy co-op to get it.

  • Keep a safe distance from overhead power lines when working with ladders or installing objects such as antennas.

  • Never touch or go near a downed power line.

  • Don’t touch anything that may be touching a downed wire, such as a car.

  • Keep children and pets away.

Power Lines and Vehicles

If a power line falls on a car, you should stay inside the vehicle. This is the safest place to stay. Warn people not to touch the car or the line. Call or ask someone to call the local cooperative and emergency services.

The only circumstance in which you should consider leaving a car that is in contact with a downed power line is if the vehicle catches on fire. Open the door. Do not step out of the car. You may receive a shock. Instead, jump free of the car so that your body clears the vehicle before touching the ground. Once you clear the car, shuffle at least 50 feet away, with both feet on the ground.

As in all power line related emergencies, call for help immediately by dialing 911 or call your electric utility company's Service Center/Dispatch Office.

Do not try to help someone else from the car while you are standing on the ground.

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  • Home
  • Your Cooperative
    • About Us
      • Our History
    • Annual & District Meetings
    • Associated Organizations
    • Management & Board of Directors
    • Bylaws
    • Contact Us
    • Employment
    • Statement of Nondiscrimination
  • Billing Information
    • Apply for Service
    • Billing FAQs
    • Capital Credits
    • Energy Assistance
    • Payment Options
    • Rate Schedule
    • SmartHub Help
  • Member Programs
    • Basin Electric Bus Tour
    • Community Room Rental
    • Co-op Connections® Discount Card
    • Cooperative Connections Newsletter
    • Electric Heat - Sub Metering
    • Loans
    • Operation Round-Up®
    • Rebates & Incentives
    • Renewable Energy Credit (REC) Program
    • Youth Programs & Scholarships
      • Scholarships
  • Products & Services
    • Appliance Sales & Service
    • Heating & Cooling Service
    • Electrical Wiring Service
    • Electric Grills
    • Generators
    • Heat Pumps
    • Mini-Splits
    • Security Lights
    • Solar Well Pumps
    • Water Heaters
    • Testimonials
  • Safety
    • Generator Safety
    • Grain Bin Clearance
    • Outage Preparation
    • Power Line Safety
    • Tree Planting
    • Underground Facilities
  • Energy Expertise
    • Degree Day Information
    • Electric Vehicles
    • Energy Audit
    • Load Management
    • Solar Energy
      • Central Prairie Solar