In 2015 the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Board of Directors passed a resolution to honor these hardworking men or women the second Monday in April.
Whereas linemen leave their families and put their lives on the line every day to keep the power on; Whereas linemen work 365 days a year under dangerous conditions to build, maintain and repair the electric infrastructure; Whereas lineman are the first responders of the electric cooperative family, getting power back on and making things safe for all after storms and accidents; and Whereas there would be no electric cooperatives without the brave men and women who compromise our corps of linemen; Therefore be it resolved that NRECA recognize the second Monday of April of each year as National Lineman Appreciation Day and make available to electric cooperatives, materials and support to recognize the contributions of these valuable men and women to America’s electric cooperatives.”
IN APPRECIATION TO LAMB COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE’S LINEMAN
A lineman is a respectable trade that requires commitment, dedication, training, and a lot of hard work. Day-in and day-out, working a high-risk job, and handling high voltages of electricity. Climbing poles in below freezing temperatures or up in a bucket in a hundred degree summer day. Always ready to work 24/7 when duty calls, sacrificing their own family time because a lineman is never “off call”.
Our linemen are involved and recognized in Lamb County EC’s service area communities. First responders at a site, disconnecting a line down or a meter, securing the scene from anyone getting hurt by electricity.
A lineman works together with fellow linemen, with expectations of a job well done, working safely, and getting the power back on. A comradery is their strong bond. They are “ their brother’s keeper”. So, at the end of the day, they can all go home to their families.
On behalf of our LCEC directors, employees, and members, THANK YOU to our Lamb County EC lineman, for your commitment and dedication to the Tools of the Trade.