{"id":107378,"date":"2025-12-24T05:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T05:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/107378\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T05:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T05:33:19","slug":"sdge-offers-tips-to-stay-safe-as-winter-storm-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/107378\/","title":{"rendered":"SDG&#038;E offers tips to stay safe as winter storm approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/timesofsandiego.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/la-jolla-tree-down.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/la-jolla-tree-down.jpg\" alt=\"Tree down in La Jolla\" class=\"wp-image-313100\"  \/><\/a>A large tree down over power lines in La Jolla near Mt. Soledad. (Courtesy of OnScene.TV)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdge.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Diego Gas &amp; Electric<\/a> said Tuesday it was taking proactive steps to prepare for an approaching <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/life\/2025\/12\/22\/san-diego-christmas-eve-storm-flood-watch-weather\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">winter storm<\/a>, pledging to prioritize public safety, minimize outages and ensure crews are ready to respond quickly to severe weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In the event of unplanned outages, SDG&amp;E said its crews \u201cwill work as quickly and safely as possible to restore power. We remain committed to customer safety and reliable service, with teams ready to respond at a moment\u2019s notice to reduce disruptions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The utility also offered several storm safety reminders:<\/p>\n<p>Always assume downed power lines are energized, avoid them, and report them by calling 911 or the utility at 800-411-7343<br \/>\nDon\u2019t touch anyone coming into contact with a power line and call 911 immediately<br \/>\nIf a downed line touches a car, remain inside and call 911<br \/>\nDo not attempt to turn off power or disconnect gas service during an evacuation as equipment has safeguards in place<br \/>\nSecure outdoor items to prevent them from damaging power lines<br \/>\nDrive cautiously to decrease the risk of vehicle accidents involving electrical equipment<br \/>\nPrepare an emergency kit with a battery-operated radio, flashlights and essential supplies while avoiding using candles during outages<br \/>\nHave a backup plan for medical equipment needs<br \/>\nGive SDG&amp;E crews space to work safely and efficiently<\/p>\n<p>City News Service contributed to this article. <\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A large tree down over power lines in La Jolla near Mt. Soledad. (Courtesy of OnScene.TV) San Diego&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[57871,51637,74,16107,76,75,632,3161,1068],"class_list":["post-107378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-emergency-kit","tag-power-lines","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-gas-electric","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-storm-safety","tag-tips","tag-winter-storm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}