Consejos sobre seguridad para aplicar antes y durante los cortes de energía
Cuando el clima sea inclemente, es posible que su compañía de energía corte la electricidad por seguridad pública. At Gold Coast Health Plan (GCHP), we want to share trusted resources to help you and others stay safe when this happens.
Sign up for alerts and other emergency notifications
Stay informed by registering for outage and emergency alerts from:
- Southern California Edison (SCE): https://www.sce.com/outage-center/outage-alerts
- Ready Ventura County: www.readyventuracounty.org/vc-alert
- Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia de California: https://calalerts.org
Prepárese para los cortes de energía
Planning ahead is the best way to stay safe until the power is restored. If you use electric medical or assistive devices, consider enrolling in a medical baseline program so you receive advance notice of planned power shutoffs.
Antes de un corte de energía
Prepare by:
- Making a plan with family and caregivers to make sure your needs are met .
- Keeping flashlights or electric lanterns with extra batteries on hand.
- Using surge protectors for sensitive electronic devices.
- No use velas ni lámparas de aceite para alumbrarse.
- Keeping phones, backup batteries, and other essential devices fully charged.
- Having a battery-powered radio for news and emergency updates.
- Storing freezer packs, ice, and a cooler to keep food or medicine cold.
- Learning how to use the manual release lever on an electric garage door.
- Knowing where your circuit breakers or fuse boxes are and how to check them.
- Writing down important phone numbers in case your phone is unavailable.
Durante un corte de energía
Manténgase seguro de las siguientes maneras:
- Si ve cables de electricidad caídos, infórmelo al 9-1-1 y a su compañía de servicios públicos. Mantenga lejos a personas y mascotas. Do not drive over downed power lines. If a line touches your car, stay inside and call for help.
- Turning off items that were on when the power went out. Leave one light on so you'll know when power is restored.
- Unplugging sensitive electronics if you do not have surge protectors.
- Never using a gas stove, oven, or grill to heat your home or cook indoors.
- Keeping refrigerators and freezers closed.
- Refrigerators keep food cold for about four hours.
- A full freezer can hold its temperature for about 48 hours.
- Utilice heladeras portátiles con hielo de ser necesario.
- Using generator outdoors only, at least 20 feet from doors and windows. Never use a generator inside your home.
- Going to a community location with power, especially during extreme weather. For longer outages, contact city or county officials to get a list of shelters. Algunos refugios son más aptos que otros para ayudar a personas con discapacidades o mascotas.
- Checking on neighbors, friends, or family members who may be without power. Or offering your home if you have electricity.
Prepárese
During a power outage, it's important to have an emergency kit ready in case you need to leave your home.
- Ventura County Emergency Preparedness
Medication safety
- If you take prescription medications, review these safety tips:
Additional emergency resources
- VC Emergency - Ventura County Incident Information
- 211 Ventura County Resource Database
- California Guide to Power Outages (English| Spanish)
A fin de obtener más información sobre la preparación para emergencias y otras formas de actuar en estos casos, consulte nuestra biblioteca de salud en www.healthwise.net/gchp.