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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - After being deed by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, respective homes successful Florida were near without power. Since then, alleviation efforts person been sent by PG&E to assistance affected communities.
For the past week, officials with PG&E study 400 workers person been connected the crushed successful Georgia and present successful Central Florida to assistance reconstruct powerfulness pursuing the hurricanes that devastated the state. Of those workers, 40 are from the Central Valley.
Bill Smith, an electrical supervisor from Fresno, is 1 of the workers who were helping households woody with the aftermath of the hurricanes. As of Monday, helium said helium was moving successful the Vero Beach area, and reports respective damages to buildings including down powerfulness lines, and fallen trees connected apical of houses, and helium says determination is rather a spot of "devastation."
Despite moving 16-hour days, Smith says crews are harmless and blessed to service the community.
"This is what we do, I consciousness this is simply a portion of who we are, to travel retired and assistance the assemblage and service the assemblage and effort to marque it amended for the victims of these hurricanes," Smith said. "Everybody is safe, moving safe, and fixed plentifulness of rest. They can't hold to spell location and spot their household and loved ones."
Smith adds portion California and Florida person antithetic standards regarding the electrical enactment that tin beryllium performed, they person had nary issues yet.
"You get a truly bully feeling erstwhile you assistance people," helium said.
Smith says helium is relieved that contempt being successful Florida, helium has yet to brushwood an alligator.
"You don't privation to travel crossed 1 of those," helium said.
Those who would similar to assistance radical affected by the hurricanes tin sojourn the American Red Cross webpage.
