Updated Saturday Evening: From the Town of Farmington- Nov. 5

Update Saturday evening:

The Town met with CL & P representatives tonight and it is still expected that power will be restored dramatically throughout the evening.
Residents should be aware that if power is restored it may be brought down for up to five hours to energize the next section of the circuit. This is a normal occurrence while power restoration moves forward.
The National Guard continued to work with CL&P crews to help cut trees. The Town of Farmington crews and Town contractors continue to remove trees from roadways in order to facilitate CL&P’s on- going restoration of removing downed wires.

CL&P Contact Number
Residents should continue to report to CL&P remaining power outages. Do not assume that CL&P is aware of all individual residential outages. This is especially true when large sections of neighborhoods are restored and individual homes remain without service. Outages can be reported to CL&P at 800-286-2000.

Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Farmington has a limited supply of carbon monoxide detectors donated to the state by United Technologies Corporation. There are only 5000 available statewide. Our limited supply will be available on a first come first serve basis at the three main fire stations (East Farmington, Farmington Fire, and Tunxis Hose).

Home Electric Line Service
For residents who must reattach their electrical service to their home, CL&P will provide licensed electricians free of charge. Residents can submit a request for service by calling CL&P at 1-888-544-4826.
The Town’s emergency shelter, located at Farmington High, now has power and will remain open. Residents are encouraged to bring their own bedding, medications, toiletries, and personal items.

Morning update:

The Town of Farmington met today with Connecticut Light and Power representatives to review CL & P’s plan to restore power to Farmington residents. CL &P plans to have 40 line crews and 15 tree crews in town today. Power should be restored dramatically throughout the day and the rest of the weekend.

The National Guard will continue to work with CL&P crews to help cut trees. The Town of Farmington crews and Town contractors continue to remove trees from roadways in order to facilitate CL&P’s on- going restoration of removing downed wires.

CL&P Contact Number
Residents should continue to report to CL&P remaining power outages. Do not assume that CL&P is aware of all individual residential outages. This is especially true when large sections of neighborhoods are restored and individual homes remain without service. Outages can be reported to CL&P at 800-286-2000.

Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Farmington has a limited supply of carbon monoxide detectors donated to the state by United Technologies Corporation. There are only 5000 available statewide. Our limited supply will be available on a first come first serve basis at the three main fire stations (East Farmington, Farmington Fire, and Tunxis Hose).

Home Electric Line Service
For residents who must reattach their electrical service to their home, CL&P will provide licensed electricians free of charge. Residents can submit a request for service by calling CL&P at 1-888-544-4826.

The Town’s emergency shelter, located at Farmington High, now has power and will remain open. Residents are encouraged to bring their own bedding, medications, toiletries, and personal items.

The Town’s Compost station located at Tunxis Mead Park off of Red Oak Hill Road will be open extended hours from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm seven days a week until further notice. The Town is prepared to remove debris from the storm including brush and logs up to 12 inches in diameter and no more than 6 feet long provided it is brought to the curbside.

When the Town has more information about Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) and Small Business Administration (SBA) resources for residents and businesses, we will get that information out to you.

Check on Homebound
Due to communication challenges, if you know of any homebound residents, please try to contact them or contact us at police dispatch 860.675.2400 so that we can check on them.

Potable Water
Residents may obtain potable water at all three fire stations between 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Residents must provide their own containers. Fire Station locations are as follows:

Farmington Fire Station- East Farmington Fire Tunxis Hose
76 Main Street 94 South Road 11 School Street, Unionville

Connecticut Water is establishing potable water sites at the following schools 24 hours a day. Residents must provide their own containers.

West District School    114 West District Road Noah Wallace School    2 School Street Farmington Farmington High School – Student Parking Lot - 10 Monteith Drive

Safety Issues

•    Treat all down wires as being live and keep a safe distance

•    Never leave candles or open flames unattended

•    Generators should be kept outside and properly ventilated

•    Use caution with space heaters – keep away from combustibles

•    Open damper when using fire place and burn only appropriate materials

•    Carbon Monoxide can be deadly. Do not use appliances inside a building that are designed for outdoor use. This includes generators, portable heating devices or any equipment that use gasoline, propane.

Farmington Volunteer Fire Department Family Breakfast – will be held on Sunday as scheduled.

More information will be provided when it is available.