As Hurricane Irma has caused widespread damage to the southeast United States. North Arkansas Electric Cooperative is responding by sending 12 of its linemen to South Carolina to assist with the disaster response and power restoration.
NAEC Chief Executive Officer Mel Coleman says the linemen left Monday at seven a.m. with eight pieces of heavy equipment, and they stayed overnight in Knoxville, Tennessee, before continuing on to South Carolina.
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It was less than a year ago when NAEC sent a crew to the east coast in another disaster. The linemen went to central Florida after it was hit by Hurricane Matthew. Coleman says the cooperative has been ready and willing to assist the coast again.
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There is currently no timetable on the length of time the crew will spend in South Carolina.
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