As hurricane Milton continues to hammer Florida, leaving millions in the dark, Bluewater Power is stepping up to help.
The local utility has sent six men and three bucket trucks to the Sunshine State to assist with restoration efforts after receiving a request from Florida Light and Power.
They're expected to arrive on Friday and be there for about two weeks.
President and CEO Janice McMichael-Dennis said it's a dangerous job with long hours but the local crews were more than happy to help.
"We will be doing every job imaginable to get poles back in the air, to get transformers back connected, and get service wires to homes. Our guys are trained, they know their stuff and they want to help. We just have a very, very brave team. They run towards danger, most of us run away from it. Like all first responders, these guys have what it takes and I couldn't be more proud of them."
McMichael-Dennis said Bluewater Power crews have a history of helping out right across North America, when needed.
They were in Florida back in 2017 to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, and were prepared to assist with Hurricane Dorian but were sent back home when help was no longer required.
"It never fails, we always have more people putting their hands up to go than we have spaces available," she said.
The utility has been busy in past winters as well, including in 2018 when crews travelled to New York to help with massive outages in the wake of a storm.
Hurricane Milton made land Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm. About 90 minutes after making landfall, Milton was downgraded to a Category 2.
Tornadoes were spawning in advance of its arrival.
The state is also recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Helene.
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In an update posted Thursday afternoon, Bluewater Power said its crews were being sent home in time for Thanksgiving dinner.
A post to Facebook by the utility said "the hurricane damage to our southern neighbours was less than expected."