ATLANTA — Georgia Power recently hosted Emergency Management Officials and key stakeholders from around the state for its 2022 Hurricane Preparedness Summit at Georgia Power headquarters. During the day-long event, officials with emergency management agencies, media outlets and more got a first-hand look at Georgia Power’s storm, social media and mobile command centers.

Groups toured a mock staging site demonstrating what the company uses during major storm response operations. The site featured sleeper trailers, a mobile kitchen and laundry trailer and drones used to assist with assessing damage after a storm.

The National Weather Service predicts another busy storm season, and the company understands it only takes one major storm to disrupt daily activities and cause extensive damage to communities.

Georgia Power also offers preparedness tips for hurricane season:

• Build an emergency kit – Gather supplies that will last for several days for everyone living in your home. Don’t forget to consider the unique needs each person or pet may have in case you have to evacuate quickly.

• Have an emergency plan – Talk to your friends and family about how you will communicate in an emergency.

• Understand your risks – Learn more about threats from potential emergencies around your home and business, such as flooding potential, dangerous trees and likelihood of blocked evacuation routes, and plan appropriate responses to them.

• Downed Tree Safety – Downed trees are usually the cause of an outage after a major storm. Never attempt to pull tree limbs off wires yourself.

• Generator Safety – Never use generators in an enclosed space or near open windows. They produce dangerous carbon monoxide that can’t be seen or smelled.