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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Snow makes roads dangerous, closes schools 1/28/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Disaster resources Roads and travel: For emergency road closure information, call 511. Washington State Department of Transportation (Weather forecasts and road temperatures) Stevens Pass Snohomish County Emergency Road Closure Information Weather: Real-time flood warning information National Weather Service Seattle 24-hour recorded flood watch/warning information • Skykomish, Snoqualmie, and Snohomish Rivers: (425) 388-3653 • Stillaguamish River: (425) 388-3702 Power outages: To report a power outage: Snohomish County PUD 425-783-1000 Island County Puget Sound Energy Customers 888-225-5773 (Select menu option #1) If power goes out: • Call PUD and have your name, address ready. Check to see if your neighbors also have lost power. • Stay away from fallen power lines. • Try to turn off appliances, especially heaters and ovens or anything with a heating element. • Unplug appliances. • Have a flashlight and fresh batteries on hand. • Keep the refrigerator and freezer closed as much as possible. • Stay warm. • Use extreme caution using heaters inside. Never use charcoal grills or generators inside. • Listen for emergency broadcasts on a weather radio or get updates from a variety of news outlets. When using a generator: Many homeowners have the urge to fire-up a portable generator if the power goes out. But, if used wrong, a portable generator can cause a deadly accident or could be damaged when power is restored. To operate safely, a portable generator must be separated from your home’s electrical system. If it’s not, the generator will backfeed electricity out through the circuit breaker panel and into the neighborhood. If you use a portable generator, do not plug it into the household circuit unless you have a transfer switch installed by a licensed electrician. Or, when you use a portable generator, make sure that the things you power are plugged directly into the machine. Source: Snohomish County PUD Schools: School closures Emergency and disaster response: In case of an emergency, call 911. Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management (425) 388-5060 Island County Department of Emergency Management From North Whidbey Island: (360) 679-7370 From South Whidbey Island: (360) 321-5112...x 7370 From Camano Island: (360) 629-4523...x 7370 Snohomish County Red Cross Disaster Response Washington State Department of Health A good resource for information translated into several languages

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