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Kentucky Crews Ready To Help In Aftermath Of Florence

NPR.org

Kentucky electric cooperatives are sending crews to help with the recovery from Hurricane Florence but the exact destination is still a moving target.

Hurricane Florence has been a shifting monster of a storm, taking a southward turn that’s been keeping recovery crews from Kentucky and many other states ready to help, but waiting for the route to become clear. 
Of the 24 local electric co-ops in Kentucky, at least 19 have crews ready to assist. About 160 line workers are set to be deployed this weekend. 

Joe Arnold is a spokesman for the Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives.

“Before we send any crews to anywhere they are all paired with co-ops who have specifically requested the size of crew and the kind of equipment and talent that they need to be able to respond to their specific needs,” he said.

 

Arnold said the crews will head to hurricane damaged area with utility trucks, diggers and other specialized equipment. Most are expected to be sent to South Carolina. 

Rhonda Miller began as reporter and host for All Things Considered on WKU Public Radio in 2015. She has worked as Gulf Coast reporter for Mississippi Public Broadcasting, where she won Associated Press, Edward R. Murrow and Green Eyeshade awards for stories on dead sea turtles, health and legal issues arising from the 2010 BP oil spill and homeless veterans. She has worked at Rhode Island Public Radio, as an intern at WVTF Public Radio in Roanoke, Virginia, and at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Rhonda’s freelance work called Writing Into Sound includes stories for Voice of America, WSHU Public Radio in Fairfield, Conn., NPR and AARP Prime Time Radio. She has a master’s degree in media studies from Rhode Island College and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University. Rhonda enjoys quiet water kayaking, riding her bicycle and folk music. She was a volunteer DJ for Root-N-Branch at WUMD community radio in Dartmouth, Mass.
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