Make a disaster preparation kit in just minutes
It doesn’t take long to prepare your family for a disaster. We help you get started.
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Put that rainy day to use. Install a rain barrel. [Video]
All that rainwater flowing through your downspouts can be put to work by installing a rainwater collection barrel. The barrel is easy to install, economical and environmentally friendly. Here’s how.
How to provide calm for pets during stormy weather
Stormy weather can be really scary for our four-legged friends. Help your pets cope with these tips from the Nebraska Humane Society.
Tips for helping children cope with storms [Video]
Storms can be scary for grown-ups, so it’s no surprise they strike fear in our children. OPPD turned to a pediatrician for tips to help children cope with storms.
When a storm hits, OPPD is ready
Hear how the snowstorm of 1997 changed how OPPD plans and prepares to respond to damaging storms.
Go inside OPPD’s cable splicer boot camp [Video]
OPPD took a new approach to hiring cable slicer apprentices this year – and it’s helped the district recruit top-notch talent. Watch this video for a taste of the demanding work cable splicers do every day.
Looking back at the 1975 tornado [Video]
Mother Nature showed her ugly side on May 6 of that year, cutting a 10-mile path of destruction through Omaha. OPPD’s Mike Jones, a local TV reporter at the time, takes a look back at that memorable day.
Spring turns OPPD employee’s thoughts to baseball career
Baseball is in the air. We caught up with senior nuclear planner Joe Benes, who recalls his days of playing professional baseball in this video.
Training goes underground
Underground power lines have their advantages; however, repairing them is tricky. See how our crews train to do the job safely and efficiently.
OPPD, Nebraska enter a new era of wind energy
The state’s largest wind farm to date goes online, helping to position OPPD as a renewable energy leader. And even bigger plans are on the horizon.