MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As Tropical Storm Hermine threatens the eastern U.S., Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) currently has more than 2,400 linemen, hazard responders, public protectors, dispatchers, forestry and other support personnel standing by to assist should high winds and flooding interrupt service to its central and northern New Jersey customers during Labor Day and beyond. "Along with securing additional line crews, we have implemented JCP&L's Incident Command System and have opened our Emergency Command Center in Red Bank to manage our response to Tropical Storm Hermine," said Tony Hurley, JCP&L vice president of Operations. "We also have taken aggressive storm preparation steps to help secure our system, including setting up specially designed flood barriers and pumps in several key substations as an added precaution should rising water levels cause any issues with the localized electrical system." JCP&L is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE). JCP&L serves 1.1 million New Jersey customers in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. Follow JCP&L on Twitter @JCP_L, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JCPandL or online at www.jcp-l.com....

Additional Resources Ready to Assist JCPL Personnel in Areas Expected to be Impacted by Tropical Storm Hermine: Linemen, Hazard Assessors and Support Personnel from FirstEnergy Utilities in Ohio, Pa., Md., and W.Va., and Contractors Available