EvacuationFor Families
EvacuationThis is the one that leaves you dark for a week.
Ice brings the lines down across a wide area at once, so restoration runs into days rather than hours. That is what makes it dangerous — the longer the power is off, the more likely somebody brings a generator or a grill somewhere it should not be.
Work out how you would keep warm for five days without the furnace, and make sure the answer does not involve burning anything indoors.
Federal major disaster declarations, FY2015–present.