How to handle fallen trees after a major storm
and last updated 2021-07-07 18:42:59-04
NORFOLK, Va. - With Tropical Storm Elsa on its way to Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina, Dominion Energy s linemen are on the clock. The good news is that we re ready. We prepare for things like this all year long, said Legislative Advisor/Sr. Communications Specialist Paula Miller.
Continuing preps Wednesday afternoon, crews readied vehicles for strong winds and rain that could take down trees and limbs. Usually when trees land on a power line, we re going to be having to put a lot of wire backup, so we keep a good amount of wire on our truck, said Walter Moore, a lineman for Dominion Energy. It could be a twig that could lay across [it] and affect the whole power line.