WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews from around the state are staged and ready to head south to assist in Hurricane Dorian relief.
The problem is they don’t know exactly where they’ll be needed.
Roger Morgenstern of Consumers Energy says75 lineworkersare staged in Jackson, waiting to be told where to go.
“That’s the thing with these hurricanes,” Morgenstern said. “It’s a little bit of hurry up and wait — the cone of uncertainty. It’s just trying to see what Mother Nature’s going to do and where, but we are ready.”
Morgenstern explains that it’s common for electrical companies to “borrow” crews and trucks from each other under excruciating circumstances.
“Back in July, when we had a big storm, we had crews from six states come up here to help us,” Morgenstern said. “It’s our turn now to go help them. We feel we have an obligation to help them in their time of need.”
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