Pacific Power crews travel to Georgia to help Helene aftermath

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Over 20 Pacific Power employees prepared to travel to Georgia and help communities ravaged by Hurricane Helene.

After a mutual assistance request from Georgia Power, Pacific Power prepared to send crews, support personnel and equipment to help power restoration. Crews and equipment will be traveling from Medford, Bend, Roseburg, Astoria and Grants Pass. Help will also be provided from Walla Walla and Yakima.

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The teams, which includes 22 Pacific Power employees, will be equipped with 20 trucks and heavy equipment to help restore power to impacted communities.

Rocky Mountain Power, a sister company to Pacific Power, will also deploy crews.

“Our crews are fully prepared and ready to respond as they work tirelessly through the deployment to restore power to customers in Georgia and to support our fellow line-crews across the affected states,” said Tom Eide, vice president of operations at Pacific Power. “Disasters can happen anywhere, and part of being a good neighbor is answering the call to help.”

For more information on Pacific Power’s aid efforts, visit their Facebook page.

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