Dear Consumers,
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Watch for the Washington Metropolitan area from 6:00 p.m.,Tuesday, March 5, through the evening of Wednesday, March 6. The potential impact of the impending winter storm is heavy wet snow and gusty winds, which could lead to power outages and difficult driving conditions. OPC would like to remind consumers of the following safety tips in the event you experience a power outage.
What You Can Do
- Do not assume that Pepco is aware of an outage or a neighbor has called to report an outage. Pepco needs to hear from every affected customer to help locate problem areas. Call Pepco’s 24-hour outage report line – 1-877-PEPCO-62 (1-877-737-2662). If you cannot use your home phone, follow the phone prompts and make sure Pepco has a working phone number where you can be reached about service restoration.
- Check on elderly and at-risk friends and family to make sure they have access to plenty of water, a telephone and food.
Keep the following numbers handy:
- D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Hotline (202) 727-6161–to request assistance with emergency shelter or report a hazardous condition.
- Pepco Safety Emergency (202) 872-3432-to report wires down
- Pepco Claims Office (202) 872-2455— to request a form for electric service related damages
- OPC (202) 727-3071-to obtain any information or assistance
Additionally, Pepco has issued the attached
News Release regarding preparation for the winter storm.
Bates Area Civic Association 