Power Failure - Risks? - R+V Versicherung

Strategic Issues
•Fire fighters depend on water to carry out
their emergency response, and access to safe
water is necessary for providing mass care
services and preventing the spread of disease.
•Without electricity most heating systems do
not operate. During winter typical homes can
cool to below freezing level within few days. It
must be expected that people will try to heat
their homes using open fires, leading to many
homes burning while there is no water for
emergency response teams.