A neighbour board for Fort Smith: tap your part of town when the power goes out, and see whether anyone else has. Plus OG&E's line, which is the one that gets a crew.
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When the lights go out in a storm, the first question is not how long — it is whether it is just your house. A tripped breaker and a downed line look exactly the same from the kitchen, and OG&E's map takes a while to catch up with a fault nobody has reported yet.
So this board is neighbours. If you are signed in, tap your part of town to say the power is out where you are. Reports fade out on their own after six hours, so the board shows what is happening now rather than a history. When several people in one area report at the same time, it says so — that is the signal that it is the line and not your panel.
This is a neighbour signal, not an official one, and it does not reach anyone at the power company. Always report a real outage to OG&E as well: 800-522-6870, or text OUT to 405-500-7554 if you are signed up for myOGEalerts. Most of Fort Smith is OG&E; a few addresses on the edges of the city are served by Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative instead, whose outage line is 866-862-8322.
A line on the ground is always an emergency, whoever owns it. Stay well back, keep children and animals away, and call 911.
No power cuts reported right now.
Downtown & Belle Grove
No reports · Garrison Avenue, the riverfront, the Belle Grove historic district.
North Fort Smith
No reports · Kelley Highway, Midland Heights, North 50th.
Midtown
No reports · Free Ferry, Rogers Avenue, Grand Avenue.
East Fort Smith
No reports · Massard Road and east along Zero Street.
Chaffee Crossing
No reports · The old Fort Chaffee grounds and the newer building out there.
South Fort Smith
No reports · Fianna Hills, Jenny Lind Road, out toward Ben Geren.
These reports come from neighbours, not the power company. Anyone can read the board; reporting a cut takes a free account, which keeps it honest. A report clears itself after about 6 hours, so the board stays current on its own. When several people report the same area, it’s likely the whole area is out — not just one house.
Reporting a fault to OG&E (Oklahoma Gas and Electric)
OG&E supplies almost all of Fort Smith and runs its own outage map and app. Reporting your outage there is what actually puts your address on a crew's list — this board does not. If your bill comes from Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative instead, their outage line is 866-862-8322 and their map is at avecc.outagemap.coop.