Last summer, PURA commenced a review of United Illuminating Co. and Eversource’s performance during an emergency, defined as 10 percent or more of a company’s customers without power for 48 hours. Additionally, the study said it would consider possible updates to the “Make Safe” protocol, which requires that utility companies commit one crew to each community. At a PURA public hearing back in November, Stamford’s Director of Public Safety Ted Jankowski suggested that police escorts accompany utility companies’ emergency vehicles to the scene. Jankowki’s idea came after an August car crash in the South End where two died and four were injured. First responders had to wait over half an hour for Eversource personnel to deactivate downed wires entangled on the vehicle.
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