Power outages are common during hurricane season. If you’re one of the residents who has lost power, you may already dealing with a lot of unfortunate circumstances — don’t let spoiled food be another thing to add to your plate. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safet...
Power outages can shut down essential systems that maintain our comfort and safety at home. Climate control systems such as heaters and air conditioning stop working. Lighting and electronic communication can also be compromised. Perishable food expires faster without refrigeration. These are just some ...
Residents grateful for food aid ; Meals a welcome sight; Nutrition centers keep people fed during tough power outageSmith, Charlotte Ferrell
However, a summer power outage carries its own set of problems. Foremost are heat-related illnesses and the higher potential of spoilage for your food. Even if you aren’t convinced that hardcore preparedness is for you, it would still be difficult to argue against the possibility of a disast...
with frozen plastic jugs of water. Not only will this help keep the food cold during a power outage, but it will also cut down on your electric bill as the freezer won’t have to work as hard to keep the food cold. Once thawed, the jugs can serve as an extra emergency water ...
Preparing for Power Outage You can do a few things to help prepare for power outages so you won't have a food safety problem. Keep several blue-ice freezable packages in your freezer or fill containers (such as milk cartons) with water and freeze them. If the electricity goes out, you...
Let’s start with this first question. For the vast majority of pets that we know of, most will be unaffected by a power outage. A dog will continue to be your companion and a cat will happily hunt for its own food if things get very dire. Both pets in these cases continue to have...
I have lived there for nearly 4 years and other then the pole replacement I only experienced one power failure. You can’t expect a power company to NOT have outages. My father owns a property in Toowoomaba and he has at least two outages a week, each lasting about 4hrs on ...
Hungry polar bears often dare into human camps to search for food and can threaten crew members or damage valuable equipment. Moreover, the lack of infrastructure necessitates generators, increasing fire risks. The crew’s compact sleeping pods create concerns about carbon monoxide buildup. This ...
A power outage unexpectedly struck Kuna today at 1:13pm, leaving residents, schools, and businesses in the dark. Some residents are still with no power...