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Generator Safety and Other Winter-Related Resources

Generator Info
    Sizing & Safety Tips for Standby Power Generators (
Univ. of Missouri Extension)
    http://extension.missouri.edu/cemp/topics/generator_safety.html

    Using an Electrical Generator for Emergency Power (LSU Ag Center)
    http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/recovery_assistance/Using+an+Electrical+Generator+for+Emergency+Power.htm

     Using Generators for Electrical Power
     http://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyres/43A2CED3-CA07-4BE4-ACAC-B2B7372109D2/26288/Pub2949OGeneratorsFINAL.pdf

    Protect Yourself: Portable Generator Safety (LSU Ag Center)
   
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/family_home/hazards_and_threats/power_outage/Using+Generators+for+Emergency+Power.htm

    Generator Preventative Maintenance (LSU Ag Center)
    http://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyres/D2F7F51B-BED2-4425-826D-3E5E557DBC81/38605/ThePoultryPost_July_2007.pdf

    Standby Electric Generators (NDSU Extension Service)
    http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/disaster/flood/standbyelectricgenerators.html

    Prevent Emergencies With Your Emergency Generator (NDSU Extension Service)
   
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/newsrelease/2003/112003/09preven.htm
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    Safe Operation of Emergency Generators (Cornell Cooperative Extension)
   
http://emergencypreparedness.cce.cornell.edu/data/Emergency%20Generators.pdf

    Consumer Product Safety Commission Safety Alert: Portable Generator Hazards (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
   
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/portgen.html

    Standby Electric Generators for Emergency Farm Use (Virginia Cooperative Extension)
   
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/bse/442-067/442-067.pdf

    Size and Safety Considerations when Selecting Portable Electric Generators (MSU Extension)
   
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/iac/disasterresp/SafetyNews/SN01.pdf

    Safe Use of Portable Electric Generators (MSU Extension)
   
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/iac/disasterresp/SafetyNews/SN03.pdf

    Portable Generator Hazards: A Factsheet on Portable Generator Safety (U.S. Fire Administration)
   
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/fswy24.pdf

 

Additional information can be found at

                  National Weather Service
                  Federal Emergency Management Winter Storms page

                  Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)

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