Columbia-based Boone Electric Cooperative is sending ten crew members to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to help crews there restore power after devastating Hurricane Ida. More than one million people are currently without power in Louisiana. Boone Electric has sent eight linemen and a two-man right-of-way crew. Boone Electric says Baton Rouge has been hit hard by …
Missouri Task Force One is near New Orleans, after Ida
About 80 personnel from Missouri Task Force One have arrived in the New Orleans area, to assist residents who have been impacted by Hurricane Ida. Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp says the team is ready. “We can do any type of work, we’re an all-hazards response team. We could do large-area …
Missouri Task Force 1 arrives in Louisiana
80 personnel from Missouri Task Force 1 from across the state have arrived in central Louisiana, in response to Ida. Task Force 1 left Columbia Friday, bringing 100,000 pounds of equipment to Louisiana. They have 11 vehicles, including three tractor trailers, a command vehicle and two buses. Task Force One also has six boats, four …