City Of Lake Worth Beach issued the following announcement on May 17.
Electric Utility Hurricane Advice
Following a hurricane one aspect of recovery that is at the top of everyone's list is the restoration of power, yet even after power returns to your neighbor you may still be without power due to damage to your service line. To ensure that your power can be restored rapidly use the diagram below to visually inspect your service line after a storm has passed and check that all aspects marked as yours appear undamaged. If there are any signs of damage, such as pieces hanging off your home, then call a licensed and insured electrician immediately to handle the repair. Do NOT attempt to make repairs yourself or touch any part of the electric service as this could be extremely dangerous!
Following a storm electric crews will be looking to restore power to the most people in the quickest period of time, this means that if there is damage to your service that is in the "What's Yours" category, they will cut your service line and move on until you have had the repairs done. This could add long delays to the restoration of your power. Following the above advice will allow you to be ready for restoration at the same time as your neighbors.
Take note now before a storm that if you have trees or foliage interfering with the service wire it is your responsibility to hire a professional to safely trim them to provide clearance (minimum 8ft on all sides of) the service wire. Please contact the Electric Utility to schedule a convenient time for you, for the Electric Utility to come and safely Disconnect and Reconnect the Service line, so that your trees can be trimmed safely. Trees affecting wires between poles are the responsibility of Lake Worth Beach Electric Utility.
Post Hurricane outages are always inconvenient but by working together we can reduce the length of time the outage inconveniences you.
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