Full Notification

Saddle River OEM/PD

Saddle River has suffered substantial damage to the electrical grid. Most of this destruction came from falling trees downing power lines and breaking utility poles. Optimum Cable and Verizon have also suffered substantial damage to their infrastructure. Many roads are still blocked by utility wires and trees.

All of the utility companies have been notified of these situations and will be prioritizing their responses.

STAY AWAY FROM ANY & ALL POWER OR CABLE LINES, ALWAYS. In a previous storm, a Bergen County man was killed when he tried to move a power line he assumed was not energized.

Some restorations estimates are over 5 days out ! Have a plan if you’re in one of those zones.

The most accurate restoration estimates will always come from the utility providers. Please call them or use their outage Apps to communicate with them. The police desk does not have that information available, please don’t call the Dispatcher asking for restoration information.

The below instructions are from Orange & Rockland,

If customer’s experience a power outage, don’t assume that O&R automatically knows about it. They can report it and check to see when their lights will be back on through:
 
    •     At www.oru.com/outage from any computer or web-based mobile device.
 
    •    O&R mobile app from your iPhone, iPad or Android device --- download via Apple Store or Google Play.
    •    Text messaging by texting “OUT” to 69678 (myORU) or
    •    Call 1-877-434-4100.
Damage assessment, site safety, customer service operations and the wide array of O&R teams that support those functions have already been deployed to aid in the restoration effort. In addition, O&R has hired 120 more contractor overhead line technicians to help in the recovery and is seeking 80 more. 
 
The following video describes the typical storm repair and power restoration process: https://youtu.be/JeGU8ID4_m0


If you experience a power outage, don’t assume that O&R automatically knows about it. You can report it and check to see when your lights will be back on through:
 
    •    At www.oru.com/outage from any computer or web-based mobile device.
 
    •    O&R mobile app from your iPhone, iPad or Android device --- download via Apple Store or Google Play.
    •    Text messaging by texting “OUT” to 69678 (myORU) or
    •    Call 1-877-434-4100

From PSE&G,

PSE&G - 800-436-PSEG (7734)

P.S.E.&G. has an outage map that can be monitored from any smart phone.

http://www.pseg.com/home/customer_service/outage_info/outagemap.jsp

They also have an App available in the App Store for iPhone and Androids

If you have power now, you may lose power as companies begin restoring service to neighborhoods.

You can receive emergency and operational updates from the Saddle River Police Department Nixle page by texting your zip code to 888777

Our police, fire and public works department have been working around the clock to ensure the safety of Saddle River and all of its residents. The Saddle River Police Department can be reached at (201) 327-5300. As always, for emergencies, please dial 911.

We understand the difficulty this situation has caused and appreciate your continued patience and understanding as the Borough representatives are doing everything they can to assist in this matter. The Mayor and The Administrator have been working with Saddle River’s OEM, PD, FD and DPW as we negotiate the early stages of recovering from this storm.

Instructions:

Stay away from utility wires! Report outages to the utility companies. Don’t assume they know your out. Use their Apps.