In this post from last year, I stated that you could safely backfeed your house from a generator if you did it correctly, but that doing so incorrectly was dangerous -- dangerous as in someone being dead. It seems that the latest victim is a Georgia electric utility worker who was apparently electrocuted by a generator which was improperly connected.
This is tragic and need not have happened. I want to restate a caution that I said last September: you need to know what you are doing with your home electrical system when you backfeed. Do not attempt to backfeed your home in ignorance.
Apparently, someone expressed their electrical ignorance. Now, someone else is apparently dead for it. The local police chief may not refer criminal charges, but I think the dead man's family may have a civil case.
Small generator carbon monoxide has killed at least one in Florida in Dennis' aftermath.
However you manage it, dead is still dead, and, Darwinism aside, your family has to endure your loss. Do not add to the statistics.
Update: I guess the carbon monoxide danger is even worse than the electrical danger based on this article. Eight people have died within the past 12 months in Florida due to stupid generator use. Get a strong chain, a good lock, and build an enclosure ahead of time to keep it dry.