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Wind turbines in county assigned E-911 addresses
What could possibly go wrong working with a structure that is 375 ft tall with 270 ft blades?
George Manning, E-911 Coordinator for the Grady County Sheriff's Office, said that there are a number of potential emergencies.
April 18, 2011
by Jessica Lane
in Chickasha Express Star
What could possibly go wrong working with a structure that is 375 ft tall with 270 ft blades?
George Manning, E-911 Coordinator for the Grady County Sheriff's Office, said that there are a number of potential emergencies.
A worker could climb inside the turbine and fall, there could be a grass fire, breakage could occur within the structure, implosion, etc. Other emergencies could occur that are not related to the wind farm, such as personal injuries.
"We plan for every emergency," Manning said.
Each turbine is physically marked, both on the gate and on the turbine itself. The acronym "WTG" is used, which stands... [continue via Web link]
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