Dozens more New England utility crews head south to help after Helene [Video]

THEY’RE NOT THE ONLY ONES LENDING A HAND. NO, SHAUN. IT’S A TEAM EFFORT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. THOSE EVERSOURCE CREWS TAKING OFF EARLY THIS MORNING, HEADING SOUTH TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON AFTER HURRICANE HELENE LEFT MILLIONS IN THE DARK. ABOUT 50 LINE CREWS FROM THE THREE STATES EVERSOURCE SERVES MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, ALONG WITH ABOUT 20 SUPPORT PERSONNEL, ARE HEADING TO VIRGINIA TO HELP CREWS FROM APPALACHIAN POWER. AND THEY’RE NOT ALONE. 66 MEMBERS OF MASSACHUSETTS TASK FORCE ONE, A TEAM OF FIRST RESPONDERS OUT OF BEVERLY, ARE ALREADY ON THE GROUND HELPING IN THE CAROLINAS AND FLORIDA, GOING THROUGH AREAS. AND, YOU KNOW, SYSTEMATICALLY CLEARING THE AREAS, MAKING SURE THAT THERE’S NOBODY THAT’S TRAPPED IN THEIR HOME OR STRUCTURE CAN’T GET OUT OF IT. DOING WELL-BEING CHECKS, MAKING SURE THAT IF THERE ARE PEOPLE STILL IN THE HOMES THAT THEY’RE …