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10-07-2016 02:33 PM
Texas
CPS Energy Crews on the way to assist with power restoration
Texas A&M Forest Service All-Hazards Incident Management Teams (AHIMT) with additional crews on standby if needed
Salvation Army Austin is sending a mobile kitchen and catering truck to serve affected people. Prepared to transport 1500 meals each day by mobile kitchen and 500 meals each day by catering truck.
Texas Gulf Coast Red Cross already there.
There are more on standby as Gov. Abbott signed approval of deployment of various agencies to assist Florida before the hurrican made landfall.
Keep in mind that Florida is requesting aid resources through EMAC — the Emergency Management Assistance Compact — a state-to-state mutual aid system where the requesting state is responsible for the reimbursement of mission costs.
Regardless of which state is helping and how, there is nothing more uplifting than seeing the unity and human compassion during such a crisis.
10-07-2016 02:51 PM
Delta is up and going again to Miami and Palm Beach if you are headed to the friendly skies or stranded at an airport because of the delays. Air traffic is moving again.
10-07-2016 02:56 PM
Tennessee has about 80 electricians on the way to FL
10-07-2016 03:13 PM
@Cakers3 wrote:Texas
CPS Energy Crews on the way to assist with power restoration
Texas A&M Forest Service All-Hazards Incident Management Teams (AHIMT) with additional crews on standby if needed
Salvation Army Austin is sending a mobile kitchen and catering truck to serve affected people. Prepared to transport 1500 meals each day by mobile kitchen and 500 meals each day by catering truck.
Texas Gulf Coast Red Cross already there.
There are more on standby as Gov. Abbott signed approval of deployment of various agencies to assist Florida before the hurrican made landfall.
Keep in mind that Florida is requesting aid resources through EMAC — the Emergency Management Assistance Compact — a state-to-state mutual aid system where the requesting state is responsible for the reimbursement of mission costs.
Regardless of which state is helping and how, there is nothing more uplifting than seeing the unity and human compassion during such a crisis.
Thank you for the information.
I agree that it is always uplifting and gratifying to continue to witness Americans pulling together in such times.
10-07-2016 03:42 PM
@leighagemini wrote:Tennessee has about 80 electricians on the way to FL
Thanks for posting.
I just read that over 1 million people are without power in Florida.
10-07-2016 04:07 PM
BG&E Maryland power crews (many) left Maryland this morning. American Red Cross (headquartered in Maryland) sent trucks full of meals, medical supplies, etc. also headed out this morning - some were headed to Georgia - their destination may change. The Fairfax County, Virginia Search & Rescue Team (my property tax dollars at work) have been all over the world helping out with disasters and they are on their way!!
10-07-2016 06:18 PM
Is nice to see people coming together to help those in need and crisis. Instead of all the devisive media hyperbole lately is refreshing to know that there are people who will lend a hand to others.....after all the hand lenders will at some point be also the ones in need some day. Thanks for posting!
10-08-2016 06:24 AM
THat's nice but a lot of states not affected by the hurricane are sending assistance not just one. IT is very common to give this sort of help.
10-08-2016 09:49 AM
Thanks to all of the people willing to helpl Looks like there will be plenty of work for all of them. They are appreciated!!!!! THANKS!
10-08-2016 09:54 AM
A fleet of big old orange Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OGE) trucks left a couple of days headed toward the south. We aren't in our major storm season and these guys are good! They get a LOT of practice in Oklahoma.
Sometimes after a storm if we are without power we will look down the hill and see their searchlights and they are out there looking at and repairing the lines. It is a comforting thing.
About three times in the last 20 years EVERY huge pole on the road down the hill has been down for about a mile.
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