Resources

Listos California Power Outage https://www.listoscalifornia.org/resources/?_search=power%20outage&_languages=english

Power Shutoff Resource Guide & How Disability Rights California Can Help You https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/post/power-shutoff-resource-guide-how-disability-rights-california-can-help-you

Power Outage Power Outage│ Learn to Use Your Generator Safely

https://community.fema.gov/ProtectiveActions/s/article/Power-Outage-Learn-to-Use-Your-Generator-Safely

https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/home/best-portable-generator [contains referral sponsorships from vendors - no compensation to the CEMIR or the NPDC]

Northrop AJ, Do V, Flores NM, Wilner LB, Sheffield PE, Casey JA. Power Outages: An Underappreciated Risk Factor for Children's Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jul 21:2024.07.20.24310120. doi: 10.1101/2024.07.20.24310120. PMID: 39072047; PMCID: PMC11275657.

Northrop, Alexander J.a,b,*; Flores, Nina M.c; Do, Vivianc; Sheffield, Perry E.b; Casey, Joan A.c,d. Power outages and pediatric unintentional injury hospitalizations in New York State. Environmental Epidemiology 8(1):p e287, February 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000287

Helping Young Children During Power Outages

https://ianrnews.unl.edu/helping-young-children-during-power-outages

How To Help Your Kids Feel Safe When the Power Goes Out

https://luminaid.com/blogs/news/how-to-help-your-kids-feel-safe-when-the-power-goes-out?srsltid=AfmBOopYkmtgvvrVKNFlsKekzmFGc7bEQuq7RvFEnt7IAPtPvZsztsj6

Staying Safe During a Power Outage

https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/700childrens/2024/07/staying-safe-during-a-power-outage

HHS’s emPOWER Map is a good place for Emergency Managers to gain intelligence on a broad spectrum of potential folks in their jurisdiction who rely on power for medical devices. This mapping is not for response use, but rather for planning.

The U.S. Department of Energy maintains a national dashboard system for electricity, oil, and natural gas status, by local providers. Contact your state or federal emergency management agencies to see if you can be qualified to obtain online access.