Question: What circumstances would cause you to take immediate initial steps for a wide-area long-term grid down event?
How would you make the determination that the power outage was really a grid down event and not a local failure soon to be repaired?
Here are a few thing that I would do in order to help determine if a grid down event occurred.
How would you make the determination that the power outage was really a grid down event and not a local failure soon to be repaired?
Here are a few thing that I would do in order to help determine if a grid down event occurred.
Indications: Power Outage |
Determine how wide spread the power outage is and cause. |
Use cell phone. If cell service is available check internet - FB and Twitter and news |
No cell service: Use battery powered radio for broadcast stations - FM and AM |
If Broadcast stations are working listen to news. NOTE: Most Broadcast radio stations have a backup generator and may be in operation during a power outage in their area. I need to have a list of radio stations that I can pick up from my house. |
If Broadcast station are NOT broadcasting - Use Ham radio |
Use Ham radio to talk with people in Alabama, north Ga, and Tenn - Rome Mtn Alto repeater has that coverage and has backup gen |
Use Ham radio for radio to listen to Short Wave - Other countries may have info. |
Check electronic equipment for failures. Will car crank? |