Gas Safety Tips

You can take the following preventive actions to help keep you and your family safe:

• Don't touch a fallen power line or attempt to rescue someone in contact with a power line. Be aware that a line doesn't have to show signs of life to be "live."
• If a line falls on your car when you're in it, stay inside and wait for help. Call off anyone trying to approach the car
• Never fly a kite or balloon near power lines. Don't climb trees that have power lines in contact with or near them. Keep ladders and other tall items away from overhead lines.
• Don't allow children to play on the green pad-mount transformer box used with underground power lines. If you build a fence near a pad-mount transformer, you must leave at least 12 feet of clearance on the side with the padlock and at least three feet on the other sides.
• Hire a professional to install CB antennas or TV dishes.
• Never use electric equipment if your hands or feet are wet or if you are standing on wet ground.
• Install surge protectors to protect sensitive electronic equipment from power surges or lightning.

Call 1-800-694-8989 if you are aware of a potentially unsafe condition related to service from Black Hills Energy.

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