What to do if you lose power during a winter storm

Based on the forecast for the approaching storm, FirstEnergy has activated a Storm Response Plan that includes calling on additional crews and contractors to help restore power in the event there are widespread outages.

FirstEnergy spokesperson Lauren Siburkis told FOX 8, “This week’s forecast does present weather elements like icing and freezing rain, that do have the potential to damage our equipment because of the weight of build-up on our power lines a and equipment.”

FirstEnergy says if there are outages during the storm, customers can report them by calling 1-888-LIGHTSS(1-888-544-4877) or by going online to firstenergycorp.com and click on the “report outage” link.