Hundreds of crews from 27 different states were gathered at an FPL processing site in Lake City on Monday morning to learn where they’re going to go in Florida to help out those who may lose power from the hurricane.
The workers and trucks were all on standby to be sent out to communities that could be hit hardest by Ian.
David Diez is the processing site’s manager who is responsible for outlining which staging site these crews will go to. Right now, they are focusing on Southwest Florida and the western part of the state as initial staging areas, but that may change depending on Hurricane Ian’s path. Hastings said the crews may use equipment from transformers to pulls and wires to restore any power that may be lost during the hurricane.
As FPL serves around 12 million customers in the Sunshine State, workers are encouraging people to familiarize themselves with whatever emergency plan they have in place for their individual household.
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