National Grid Continues to Prepare for Hurricane Sandy

National Grid said on Sunday that it continues to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy to New England. 

National Grid has been, and will continue to stay in contact with local and state emergency and public safety officials. On Friday, the company’s community liaisons initiated contact with their respective local officials and first responders and they will be in touch with them again on Sunday or early Monday.

During last year’s October snowstorm, National Grid piloted a “community liaison” program, where an employee was stationed in the emergency operations center of the hardest-hit communities to serve as a direct link between community and company officials. The program was so successful that it was expanded and adopted as a best practice. Liaisons were identified, have been trained and will be posted in communities throughout our service areas in Mass. and Rhode Island. After the storm, the community liaisons will work with local officials to help facilitate communications and restoration efforts where outages occur.

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