[Outages-discussion] Why not to label fiber-optic cables "High Voltage"

[Jeremy Chadwick]

The part that I focused on the most was this:

> He said he has a list of emergency contacts for every utility in the
> area, except Verizon.

I'll refrain from using foul language, but absolutely remarkable.  For a
PUC to not have this kind of information is unacceptable.  I'm sure the
blame goes both ways.

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On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 08:54:30PM -0700, Jay Hennigan wrote:
> It may discourage vandalism, but...
> 
> http://www.newburyportnews.com/local/x798266252/Port-region-hit-by-Verizon-outage/print
> 
> Relevant part...
> 
> When firefighters showed up at the scene shortly after midnight, they
> saw signs reading, ?High voltage wires.? He said fire crews on scene
> waited to put water on the cables until they could determine whether
> there was any electricity running through the wires, which there wasn?t.
> 
> ?Standing operating procedure is that you don?t put water on
> high-voltage lines until you can determine what was going on with the
> lines,? he said. Initially, he said, ?No water was put on the fire.?
> 
> He said he has a list of emergency contacts for every utility in the
> area, except Verizon.
> 
> ?We don?t have such a number with Verizon,? he said. ?And they can be
> very difficult to get hold of.?
> 
> 
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