OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Future homes in Omaha will have to meet new electrical requirements after the City Council adopted an updated electrical code that had been at the center of a disagreement between firefighters and builders.
After a vote Tuesday, new builds must include an exterior power box so firefighters can cut the electricity to the house during a fire without having to go inside first.
“Think of how difficult it is to find the electric box inside a home that you’ve never been in before and oh by the way it’s zero visibility because it’s full of smoke,” a firefighter said…