What Are Some Ligntning Safety Tips for New Baltimore Residents?

7/13/2022 (Permalink)

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New Baltimore residents are no strangers to severe storms or storm damage. Our Mount Clemens and New Baltimore team have been restoring storm damage for Macomb County residents and businesses for many years. Here are some lightning safety tips from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:  

• Avoid isolated tall trees, hilltops, utility poles, cell phone towers, cranes, large equipment, ladders, scaffolding, or rooftops
• Avoid open areas, such as fields
• Never lie flat on the ground
• Retreat to dense areas of smaller trees that are surrounded by larger trees, or retreat to low-lying areas but watch for flooding
• Avoid water, and immediately get out of and away from bodies of water
• Avoid wiring, plumbing, and fencing. Stay away from all metal objects, equipment, and surfaces that can conduct electricity.
• Do not shelter in sheds, pavilions, tents, or covered porches as they do not provide adequate protection from lightning
• Seek fully enclosed, substantial buildings with wiring and plumbing. In modern buildings, the interiorwiring and plumbing will act as an earth ground.
• A building is a safe shelter as long as you are not in contact with anything that can conduct electricity (e.g., electrical equipment or cords, plumbing fixtures, corded phones). Do not lean against concrete walls or floors (which may have metal bars inside).

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When your New Baltimore home or commercial business has a storm damage emergency, our team in Mount Clemens and New Baltimore is ready to respond 24-hours a day. We typically arrive within four hours of your call for help. Call us today at 586-598-5050. 

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