More than 350 Indiana Michigan Power employees and contractors will help restore power in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

The crews began to leave for Florida on Saturday, Aug. 31, to be in position to respond once it’s safe to make restoration efforts.

I&M employees deploying to Florida are based throughout I&M’s service territory including southwest Michigan, South Bend/Elkhart, Fort Wayne and Muncie/Marion areas.

A majority of the I&M personnel will be line mechanics and forestry experts. I&M will also send assessors to help with damage assessments along with safety and health experts and fleet mechanics.

Along with personnel, I&M will arrive in Florida with several bucket trucks, digger derricks – which help dig to replace power poles and several pickup trucks for our crews.