Emergency Preparedness Program

Blackout

A blackout is a temporary electrical power outage.  Even small utility infrastructure failures can cause thousands of customers to be without service.  Plan ahead in case you are without power for hours or days.

  Learn More:

• Surviving Electrical Power Outages (Michigan Public Service Commission)

• Power Outages (CDC)

• Safety Information for Short-Term Power Outages or Rolling Blackouts (American Red Cross)

• Dealing with a Power Outage (DTE Energy)

• Blackouts (Ready America)

Other Disasters
	General Information
	Drought
	Earthquake
	Fire
	Flood
	Extreme Heat
	Landslide
	Thunderstorm
	Tornado
	Winter Weather

Information is not intended to be a substitute for appropriate medical advice.  Links to external sites do not constitute endorsements by Macomb County.

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