500 Oncor Employees & Contractors Get to Work in Florida in the Wake of Hurricane Ian

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An abundance of Texas resources are aiding in the daunting clean-up and recovery efforts in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

The Texas A&M Forest service dispatched it’s mobile command post to the Florida on Thursday; and, staged in the region before the storm was some 500 Oncor employees and contractors.

Oncor spokesperson Kerri Dunn says that after much planning and co-oridinating with officials in Forida, Texas crews’ recovery efforts will begin today [Thursday] amid massive devastation.

Listen:

WBAP/KLIF’s Kim Lampkins chats with Oncor spokesperson Keri Dunn

Crews will be working around the clock in conjunction over 3,000 other electrical workers and contractors who poured into Florida from Oklahoma Michigan, Tennessee and Indiana

We're proud to do our part as part of a broader, multi-state #HurricaneIan mutual assistance effort. The CAT4 hurricane produced widespread wind damage. @KaitiBlake says the highest recorded wind gusts were near the #FortMyers area w/ hurricane-force winds also measured in #Tampa pic.twitter.com/2TZsW80g8C
— Oncor (@oncor) September 29, 2022

Oncor has deployed 500 employees and contractors to #Florida as part of the broader mutual assistance effort to preposition power resources as #HurricaneIan approaches the Sunshine State alongside @TampaElectric and Florida Power & Light (@insideFPL) ➡️ https://t.co/Di1HUjRNrl pic.twitter.com/d5LvZ8HDOP
— Oncor (@oncor) September 28, 2022