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Power Line Hazards and Cars

If a power line falls on a car, you should stay inside the vehicle. This is the safest place to stay. Warn people not to touch the car or the line. Call or ask someone to call the local cooperative and emergency services.

The only circumstance in which you should consider leaving a car that is in contact with a downed power line is if the vehicle catches on fire. Open the door. Do not step out of the car. You may receive a shock. Instead, jump free of the car so that your body clears the vehicle before touching the ground. Once you clear the car, shuffle at least 50 feet away, with both feet on the ground.

As in all power line related emergencies, call for help immediately by dialing 911 or call your electric utility company's Service Center/Dispatch Office.

Do not try to help someone else from the car while you are standing on the ground.

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  • Home
  • Your Account
    • Ways to Pay
  • Your Community
    • Operation Roundup
    • RDFC
    • Scholarships
    • Youth Tour
  • Your Cooperative
    • About Touchstone Energy
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    • Board of Directors
    • Bylaws
    • Center Pages
    • Contact Us
    • Cooperative Principles
    • Job Openings
    • Newsletter
    • Staff
    • News
    • Your Partners
      • 3C Construction
      • Basin Electric Power
      • CoBank
      • KEM Electric Cooperative
      • Innovative Energy Alliance
      • Maintenance Solutions Cooperative
      • Mor-Gran-Sou Electric
      • NISC
      • NRECA
      • CFC
      • NDaREC
      • Roughrider Electric
      • Touchstone Energy
      • Upper Missouri Power Cooperative
      • USDA Rural Utilities Services (RUS)
      • WAPA
      • WDUS
    • Statement of Non-Discrimination
  • Your Energy
    • Power Outage
    • Power Restoration
    • Storm Center
  • Your Power in Membership
    • Capital Credits
    • Together We Save
  • Your Safety
    • Electrical Safety Checklist
    • Generator Safety
    • Grain Bin Safety
    • One-Call Locating Service
    • Power Line Hazards and Cars
    • Power Line Safety
    • Safe Wiring
    • Tree Planting Guidelines