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CentcrPolm'~' baggcsl tontum an arcas anccacd by wmd
,- '4 y c .a damagc was marking «lacir lacala«acs an an«acapa«aon
-4 ' 9: - ‘ ommca-acan Elcc«rac I-«awcr rcplacang «laousands u[
a _ ,- damagcd polcs and mruntrunlng «laosc cra«acal marks fox
' - «lac sctond wayc of aa«ala«y pole rcplaccmcn«s 7 «laosc
A I,’ ~ aifstung «lac camrnunacarauns andaas«ry, mcludlng fiber,
‘ I «clcplaanc and cablc.
‘ “‘ I ”At «lac cumrnand ccn«cr, wc pa-an«cd ou« maps «laa«
I slaaawcd yaaaous anrras«ruc«urc and «lacn sprcad uul
2.‘ r rcsourccs lhmugh «lac «awnslaaps/' Rubnn saad ”Wc
V’; A s-«ar«cd a« ccrraan par« of «awn and workcd wa«la AEI’ «o
_ s«akc wlacrc «lacar paaaaa«acs wcrc wc swcp« cn«arc arcas
wlacrc wc saw a down u«ala«y polc aaad markcd our
- lacala«acs pzoacllvely"
AEP, and «lacar can«rac«urs «rom around «lac uni«cd
* ‘« a s«a«cs, scrarnblcd «a rcs«orc pawcr qulckly al«cr «lac
— .-71 V s-««.arm, bu« cvcn an an umugency si«ua«a«.aaa, cdlllng 811
a 1 fidi; " 1 .: t as arnpor«an« and mqulrcd But daac «u cumrnaanaca«aun
:a_~___ _ _ ‘ |ntv:rrupm.m~ duc «o «lac s-«orm, AEI’ and ccn«crl-«.aan«
' __ -‘yr’ wcrc alalc «o work togclhex an slagmg arcas around «lac
_ ,— — — - g region, and ;;c« arcas loca«cd quackly.
a r ‘ "wc wcrc an clasc cummunacauuns wa«la AEP and local
— munacapala«acs- and u«lacr u«ala«acs an «lac arca «o naakc
v_,.«¢-f‘ surc «lacy know wc arc swccpmg through and markmg
— our lacalaaacs-/' Ralacn saad. "wc wan«cd lo makc surc «o
pro«cc« «lac publac from belng al«cc«cd by a con«rac«ur
‘. ' dnllmg an«o a gas lmc by accldcnt."
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CentI:rPolnI loca«ars dldn’l always waal for lacaac
’ rcqucsls «u cumc an fmm AEI’, «lacy also s-cnl spo««crs
. . , - ,,. I ou« «o scou« «lac arcr1~'furdamr1gv:logv:tal\cr1d niAEI”~'
a .. "1 4,;-_«»
;.l' l a; ‘ , » s ”‘II(1'1CCDrPuaC1'1l'i~Il arca,wc scn« aaa« our «cams of
_ "lg. '_ >31‘ ‘ Viv ,x__. «wo loca«aars pcr vzhldn «u swccp through «lac arca by
- ' "“". ’ , - ar. ' dnvmg down «lac mad and louklng for darnagcd palcs
' . _ . "-_ ~‘ ' - «laa« wuuld nccd «u lac rcplaccd an «lac AEI’ rcs«ura«aon
f *4, '- - rm. 3“ ;;a céfuns. ll «lacy saw a brakcn pulc ur warc, «lacy would
— .: ,' ,V v ;‘ V- v . a » mark and flag «lac gm anlraslruclurc, so whn:nlhcAEI’
, r 1 , , aw,’ "" or a«s mulual assasaancc crcws- wcn« uu« «lacy could
“ . - -~ . ~ lacc «lac downcd ole.” Ruben saad
a a ‘ vz, , ‘ . ,, rel» P
s . ‘ » ~;_r “ 12. ‘ As par« of «lac CenIcr[’mnl Energy approacla an Housmn
. . ‘ ‘sy ailcx «lac s«arm, "wc scn« ou« «cams «o daayc dawn
‘ » ’~.x«_,a «lac road and luck [or damage. [I «lacy saw a larokcn
:5; 3 ' pulc ur warc, «lacy would s-ubma« a« lo onc of our
"' , ;> a ' ‘ . '=_, ‘ ' ' . . a .. ‘ dlifercnt s«agang sa«cs," lac said "Tlac polc dcploymcn«
’ a. E rourdanarcd wa«la «lac map rcscarcla «cam «o ldentliy
. lcca«aons- and ,ac« rcs-ourccs uul «o s-«akc our racala«acs- wc
wcrc an cammunacaaaun uaala an an lduus«uaa, and callcd
» ha . «lacm for adda«aanal loca«c rcqucs-«s."
Rulacra and laas crcws, Air, and «lac «wo an praaaadcrs
an Tnxas laclpcd «o s-prcad «lac word alauu« damagn
,, preventlon and «lac nccd «o call 811 bclorc you dig Tlacy
workcd «arclcssly cducarang out of «awn con«rac«ors
2.‘ and yolunaccrs leadlng clcanup cl«or«s on «cclanaqucs «a
3-‘ kccp «lacm salc And «laa« work paad off
*3‘ "wc prevented a lot of damage an «lac cua-pus area,"

4:: Ruben saad. ”Pmbably «wa or «larcc wccks a««cr «lac
s—«orm laad hit, wc laad maybc sl damagcs. They laad bccn
markcd pnapcrly, bu« «lac excavator fruled «u laand dig

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