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DZTV: Electric and Natural Gas Safety

What to do to protect yourself and your family

Two things that are in almost all homes in the United States are electricity and gas. Gas sometimes is natural gas and in many rural areas there is a propane tank out in the back yard that drys the cloths, heats the home and cooks the turkey for Christmas.

With every modern convenience comes some risks when either there is a problem associated with a disaster, or sometimes people use these improperly. Recently I had the opportunity to interview a safety expert in the areas of electrical and natural gas safety. Charlie Gadzik is with Puget Sound Energy and he took time to share a number of ways to be safe when using these modern utilities that make our lives so rich, and as I write this in December, warm. Electric and Natural Gas Safety.

 

 



Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.