Comision Federal de Electricidad issued the following announcement on Aug. 18.
The CFE formed and strategically located a team made up of 844 electrical workers, 361 vehicles, 151 cranes, 11 all-terrain vehicles, 3 helicopters, 41 emergency plants and 12 lighting towers.
The CFE has specific plans for emergency care, they establish the appropriate mechanisms for timely decision-making in the event of damage to the electricity supply caused by any natural phenomenon.
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) activated its action protocols in the event of meteorological phenomena, which is why it is prepared to prevent and address the possible effects that could occur with the passage of Hurricane 'Genevieve' along the coasts of the state of Baja California Sur.
The CFE formed and strategically located a team made up of 844 electrical workers, 361 vehicles, 151 cranes, 11 all-terrain vehicles, 3 helicopters, 41 emergency plants and 12 lighting towers, with the purpose of immediately starting the infrastructure repair and restoration of electrical service that are affected.
The CFE has specific plans for emergency care, the primary purpose of which is to establish adequate mechanisms for timely decision-making in the event of damage to the electricity supply caused by tropical cyclones, earthquakes or any other external event.
With the application of these procedures, human and material resources are optimized to attend to contingencies in the best safety conditions for the citizens and CFE staff.
In accordance with the CFE's Technical Procedures Manual for Disaster response, the following activities are carried out:
Permanent monitoring of the evolution of the meteor.
Identification of the areas of probable impact of the meteorological phenomenon.
Transfer of human and material resources to the place of the probable impact.
Implementation of Strategic Operation Centers for making timely decisions, positioned in key points of the country.
Identification of users whose service is essential for the community (hospitals, gas stations, pumping systems, etc.) to give priority of attention.
According to the trajectory forecasts and the radii of influence of the winds reported by the National Meteorological System, it is estimated that the infrastructure will present little damage caused by the winds of Hurricane Genevieve, however, due to the amount of rain, effects are expected by softening of the ground and overflowing rivers.
The CFE, through the National Civil Protection System, is in permanent coordination with the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of the Navy, the National Water Commission, the Ministry of Health, the National Civil Protection System, as well as with state and municipal governments to attend to the possible contingency.
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