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Dispatch Center
Typical Major Storm 50 to 75 concurrent outages affecting 5000 to 7000 meters 40 troubleshooting/repair personnel 1 to 2 contract construction and/or ROW crews 2 Dispatchers 1 to 2 Supervisors 1 to 2 Dispatch helpers Restoration time 10 to 15 hours
Dispatch Assistant
Kaufman District
Athens District
Dispatcher
Crew Coordinator
Dispatcher
Crew Coordinator
20 30 Troubleshooting Personnel
20 30 Troubleshooting Personnel
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Hurricane IKE
Approximately 200 concurrent outages (total of 269) 14,000 out at height of storm (total affected 20,141) Damage:
19 broken poles 14 damaged transformers 93 lines down
66 troubleshooting/repair personnel (16 from other coops and contractors) 6 contract construction crews 10 contract ROW crews Had 20 Dispatchers on Saturday, dropped down to 17 on Sunday Restoration time 42 hours
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Cedar Creek Branch Rodney Wesley Kaufman/ Tawakoni Branch Sam Grimes
Operations Section
Operations Chief Tony Athens Dispatch Chase Kaufman Dispatch Jerry
Montabla Division Lineman Massey Lake Division Lineman Carroll Springs Division Lineman Tucker Division Lineman
Cedar Division Lineman Walton Division Lineman Bartons Chapel Division Lineman Wollow Springs Division Lineman
Canton Division Lineman Antioch Division Lineman New York Division Lineman Coffee Division Lineman
Office Field
Combine Division Kenneth Marshall Division Lance Scurry Division Lathem Patton Division Jay
Duck Cove Division Larry B. Glenn Pines Division Bo Enterprise Division Shayde Cobb Switch Division Rudy
Mabank Division Paul Jackson Division Jamie Tool/Seven Points Division Eddie Kemp Division Virgil Rand Division Floyd
District Dispatchers
Operations Chief Tony
When outages were restored, the tickets were brought back to the Dispatcher to be restored in the OMS.
Branches
Operations Chief Tony Athens Dispatch Chase Kaufman Dispatch Jerry
Branch Directors
Received outage tickets from Dispatcher and dispatched to appropriate Division leaders Worked with Dispatcher to modify any incorrect outage predictions Coordinated Construction/ROW contractor movement between Division Leaders within their branch Issued line clearances to Division Leaders Record restoration date/time, cause, and equipment codes on outage tickets once restored Return outage tickets to Dispatcher for closing in the OMS
Divisions
Operations Chief Tony Athens Dispatch Chase Kaufman Dispatch Jerry South Branch John(14) West/North Branch Chris(14) East Branch Jimmy(13) Combine Branch Rodney Tawkoni Branch Gene Canton/CCRK Branch Sam
Montabla Division Lineman Massey Lake Division Lineman Carroll Springs Division Lineman Tucker Division Lineman
Cedar Division Lineman Walton Division Lineman Bartons Chapel Division Lineman Wollow Springs Division Lineman
Canton Division Lineman Antioch Division Lineman New York Division Lineman Coffee Division Lineman
Combine Division Kenneth Marshall Division Lance Scurry Division Lathem Patton Division Jay Talty Division Raymond
Duck Cove Division Larry B. Glenn Pines Division Bo Enterprise Division Shayde Cobb Switch Division Rudy
Mabank Division Paul Jackson Division Jamie Tool/Seven Points Division Eddie Kemp Division Virgil Rand Division Floyd
Division Leaders
Received outage information from Branch Directors via cell phone and radio Coordinated personnel with their divisions to restore power Communicated resource needs back to Branch Director (i.e., need more or less crews) Communicated restoration progress back to Branch Director
With minor modifications, I believe it will. Thats just one opinion, though, and I havent been through The Big One. What is your opinion?