When using generators in severe weather, safety is crucial to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and fire.

The best practice is to plug appliances and electronics directly into the generator. If you must use an extension cord, make ...

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Using generators incorrectly during winter can endanger lives. Joe Wheeler EMC stresses safe practices to prevent hazards to ...

Lake-effect snow has descended once again and is expected to continue over the weekend. If you lose power, you may turn to a generator. Here's some safety tips.

If you bought your first generator or propane heater, there are a couple of things you should know about safely operating ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When severe weather hits it often times will cause damage to vital infrastructure such as the power grid or water supply. Often times, people turn to generators to restore power ...

A Nashville family bought a generator to heat their freezing home during the ice storm, only to be told by their homeowners ...

Wedgewood-Houston residents threatened with fines for using emergency heating during power outage.

This is why everybody hates HOAs. As many in Nashville enter their fifth day without power, one homeowners association apparently decided that their residents should sleep in the cold, threatening to ...

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