Being prepared for an energy emergency or outage helps to keep our families safe and warm, our businesses operating and our transportation running.
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Leave the building or area immediately. Do NOT use any electrical devices (including your phone), light switches, matches, or lighters.
Call 911 and your local natural gas utility from a safe distance. Here are some common utilities and their emergency information:
Your utility provider will likely inform you their estimated time of arrival.
Until then, remain outside and away from the area until the 911 emergency dispatch or utility servicer informs you that it is safe to return inside.
There are many underground lines that are buried and unmarked in your yard, at your business, or on the farm. Each year, thousands of these lines are damaged. Hitting underground lines with a shovel, backhoe, or other equipment can be dangerous – even deadly – and interrupt vital utility service.
Before you put a shovel in the ground to tackle any project, large or small, call MISS DIG at 811. The MPSC wants all Michiganders to stay safe when working outside. More information can be found at our Safe Digging website.
Here are some important Safe Digging tips to practice:
