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Handbill / flyer announcement: PSE&G. Flood Tips for Customers. Issued in Hoboken, no date, circa Nov. 2, 2012.

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Handbill / flyer announcement: PSE&G. Flood Tips for Customers. Issued in Hoboken, no date, circa November 2, 2012. Printed leaf, 8-1/2" x 11". Full text is in notes. It was distributed concurrently with archives 2012.052.0003, Community Resources Guide for Households Affected by Hurricane Sandy. Public Service Gas & Electric was the public utility provider for Hoboken and distributed this guide throughout the city during the flooding from Hurricane Sandy. (While colloquially referred to as a hurricane, it technically was not one at the time it made landfall October 29th on New Jersey and New York; it was termed a hybrid storm - a combination of a tropical storm and nor'easter [northeaster]; popularly called " Frankenstorm ".)

2012.052.0002

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Notes: archives 2012.052.0002 ===== PSE&G FLOOD TIPS FOR CUSTOMERS Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) Company, New Jersey's largest electric and gas utility, offers the following tips for safety and restoration: Flooded basements: • If customers lose electricity and their basement is flooded, notify PSE&G at 1-800-436-PSEG and call your local fire department. • If water gets up to the height of the gas burner on a water heater or gas heater, customers can shut off the supply of gas to the unit if they know how. • They must call PSE&G to have the gas supply turned back on because pilot lights must be lit. PSE&G will determine whether any gas controls were under water and must be replaced. If so, PSE&G would not complete the turn-on and would issue a violation tag. Scan for hazards before entering a basement that has been flooded: • Use extreme caution; expect floors and stairs to be oily and slippery. • Don't go into basements with standing water, raw sewage or obvious electric hazards. • Stay away from the breaker box if it's in a flooded basement. Don't go into a flooded basement if energized wires are present. • Stay out of buildings that remain in the floodwaters. • Inspect foundations for cracks or other damage. • Customers should call PSE&G immediately if they smell gas 1-800-436-PSEG ==== Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2012-11-29

PSE&G Flood Tips