Pacific Power Crews Deploy to Georgia to Assist with Response to Hurricane Helene
Pacific Power is sending crews, support personnel and equipment from Oregon and Washington to Georgia to aid with power restoration efforts following catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Helene.
In response to a mutual assistance request from Georgia Power, Pacific Power is sending resources from Medford, Grants Pass, Roseburg, Bend and Astoria in Oregon as well as Walla Walla and Yakima in Washington.
The Category 4 storm, with sustained winds reaching 140 miles per hour, impacted 10 states, with the National Hurricane Center reporting that its effects extended as far as 400 miles from its landfall in Florida's Big Bend region.
The teams totaling 22 Pacific Power employees will be equipped with 20 trucks and associated heavy equipment to help restore power to impacted communities.
Rocky Mountain Power, Pacific Power's sister company, is also deploying four additional crews to aid in the response.
Pacific Power is part of a nationwide network of utilities that provide mutual assistance during emergencies and disasters.
According to the Edison Electric Institute, approximately 50,000 electric utility workers from 40 states, the District of Columbia and Canada are currently responding to the devastation left in Hurricane Helene's wake.
Posted on 10/5/24 6:04AM by Sam Marsh
