CAMILLA, Ga. (WALB) - The city of Camilla is advising residents to prepare for a planned outage on Thursday, Feb. 6.

In preparation for the new gym, the city’s Electric Department will be upgrading the electrical grid, according to a Facebook post. The upgrade is expected to last from about 8 a.m. until around 2 p.m..

Below are the areas affected by the outage:

If you rely on medical equipment dependent on electricity, have a plan to maintain the use of your equipment during the outage.

The city is encouraging residential customers to utilize the following guidelines during the temporary outage:

• Charge your cell phones.
• Unplug computers, TVs and sensitive electronics.
• Notify your home security company.
• Know how to manually operate garage doors and electric gates.
• Minimize opening refrigerator and freezer doors during the outage.
• If you have a generator, make sure it has been installed properly. Refer to the manufacturer’s instructions for safe generator use.
• Check to make sure all heat-producing appliances (stoves, toaster ovens, irons and hair curlers) are turned off. This will minimize any fire hazard if the power is restored while you’re away.
• If electricity is required to run your water or to refill your toilet for flushing, have a reserve of water on hand prior to the planned power outage.
• Never use a gas range, indoor cooker, charcoal or gas barbeque for heating.

“We understand being without power is inconvenient and appreciate your patience during this planned outage. Our team members will work as quickly and safely as a possible to get your power back on as soon as we can,” the city said in the post.

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