{"id":65029,"date":"2025-06-02T23:33:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=65029"},"modified":"2025-06-02T23:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:33:41","slug":"genesee-county-national-grid-live-line-demonstration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/genesee-county-national-grid-live-line-demonstration\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/National Grid Live Line demonstration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ermuzi6Gs4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Video of demonstration-June 2, 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Grid held a Live Line demonstration at the Genesee County Fire Training Center on Monday afternoon. The demo utilized a live line demo trailer to help people learn about the dangers posed by live electricity wires including downed wires and electrical contacts during weather events and emergencies. Benjamin Williams a Line Mechanic based in Avon, helped explain what happens when a tree hits a wire, also when a downed wire hits a fence, and when the ground\/water is electrified. How to safely connect a generator to your home was also explained<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nat-Grid-demo-sot-mp4.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Video<\/strong><\/em> <strong><em>Interview with National Grid Spokesperson David Bertola<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video of demonstration-June 2, 2025 National Grid held a Live Line demonstration at the Genesee County Fire Training Center on Monday afternoon. The demo utilized a live line demo trailer to help people learn about the dangers posed by live electricity wires including downed wires and electrical contacts during weather \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/genesee-county-national-grid-live-line-demonstration\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,919],"tags":[5162,2106],"class_list":["post-65029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","category-wny","tag-live-line-demo","tag-national-grid"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-gUR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44343,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/07\/11\/genesee-county-gcedc-and-national-grid-announce-1-9-miles-of-transmission-line-relocated-to-support-growth-at-stamp-site-in-alabama\/","url_meta":{"origin":65029,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/GCEDC and National Grid announce 1.9 miles of transmission line relocated to support growth at STAMP site in Alabama","author":"aka","date":"July 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JobAi4J5jeA Joint video between the GCEDC and National Grid explaining the importance of the relocation and the significance of their partnership to deliver low-cost, clean renewable hydropower to STAMP. 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