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Preparing for outages
You can prepare ahead of time to deal with a power outage. Here are a few tips to help you cope the next time the lights go out:

• Have the Eugene Water & Electric Board outage line, (541) 484-2300, posted in a handy spot.
• Prepare an emergency kit that contains flashlights, extra batteries, candles, matches, blankets, a manual can opener, and a battery-operated radio, alarm clock and lantern.
• Store a supply of drinking water and non-perishable food.
• If you get water from a well, make sure you store enough water to flush toilets.
• If you have an electric garage door opener, make sure you know where the manual override is located.
• Have a corded telephone available. Cordless phones will not work in a power outage. You also may want to check to see if your answering machine will work without electricity.
• Protect chip-driven, sensitive equipment such as personal computers, televisions, VCRs, DVD players and stereos with a surge suppressor.