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Who’s responsible for cleaning up tree debris after storms?

When storms cause outages, OPPD’s tree trimming crews focus on freeing power lines from tree limbs to help restore power. So whose job is it to clean up tree limbs once that work is done?

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‘Bird dogs’ play key role during major outages

When a bad storm hits, external crew coordinators – or bird dogs – play a little-known but crucial role with mutual aid crews sent to help OPPD restore power.

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Are you prepared for severe weather?

March 21-25 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Nebraska. These tips can help you stay safe when severe weather strikes.

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Restoring a customer’s power

Power restoration to individual customers involves tree trimming, safety and time-intensive work.

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