MEDIA
Baldwin EMC calls in more than a thousand crews to help restore power
September 2020, Baldwin County, Alabama
WPMI 15 Mobile, Ala
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) – There are lines of utility trucks as far as the eye can see in Foley as Baldwin EMC called in more than 1,000 linemen to help bring power back to Baldwin County.
The massive operation is taking place in the parking lot of OWA, where at least 1,100 linemen are being housed and fed.
Storm Services, LLC set up trailers for sleeping quarters, showers, and bathrooms, as well as tents for dining.
NSU serving as basecamp for utility workers
September 2020, Natchitoches, Louisiana
KTBS 3 Shreveport, LA
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KTBS) – Northwestern State University is serving as a basecamp and staging area to utility crews from around the United States and Canada this week as linemen travel to Louisiana to restore power to storm-battered areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
Thousands of people across the state have been without power since Laura made landfall in Cameron as a Category 4 storm late Wednesday, Aug. 26 and early Thursday, Aug. 27.
CenturyLink Center parking lot turned into mobile city for out of state power crews
August 2020, Bossier City, Louisiana
KTBS Shreveport, LA
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTBS) – The CenturyLink Center is now a small town for out of state electrical workers who are helping to restore power to the ArkLaTex.
The arena's parking lot is one of several staging areas in the ArkLaTex. Storm Services is helping over 3,000 people from 15 states and Canada.
Students learn about all aspects of the energy industry during expo
February 2020, Cairo, Georgia
WALB 10 Georgia
CAIRO, Ga. (WALB) – Southern Regional Technical College partnered with Cairo High School for their first Energy Industry Expo.
11th and 12th graders from all over Southwest Georgia learned what it takes to be a lineman, hoping they’ll be able to line up and serve their community one day.
Local Red Cross loads up as EMA officials make plans
September 2018, Columbia County, Georgia
News 12 WRDW Georgia
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has issued a State of Emergency for all Georgia counties, including Columbia and Richmond Counties. But, so far, no government offices or agencies are set to close down for Hurricane Florence.
NJ Utility crews prepare for potential power outages during nor'easter
March 2018, Livingston, New Jersey
News 12 New Jersey
LIVINGSTON - New Jersey’s various utility companies say that they have crews at the ready to deal with potential power outages during Wednesday’s nor’easter snowstorm.
Fairgrounds Hosts Out-of-State Recovery Workers
March 2018, Frankford, New Jersey
By David Danzis, New Jersey Herald
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