Hello All,

As you know Hurricane Ida is headed into the Gulf and expected to hit Louisiana and/or Mississippi on Monday.  We just got off a call with the Statewides of MS & LA and they currently have orders for a total of 900 men.  They currently are not expecting to pre-stage but hope to have crews come in on Tuesday.

LA will use the same Covid precautions as last year.  They may set up two tent cities like last year as the area does not have many motels.  They will social distance as best as possible and most meals will be grab and go.  LA does currently have a mask mandate if you are in close proximity to others.

MS will not be able to accommodate 1 man per room so they plan on 2 per room and will group crews from the same coops in those rooms.

Please let us know how many crews you are willing and able to send to MS or LA if your coop is not affected.

We will probably determine logistics and placements of the crews on Monday unless Ida speeds up and we need to on Sunday.  Please monitor your email this weekend just in case.  Thanks!!

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Ray Trusik
Florida Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc.
Florida Rural Electric Self Insurer's Fund
2916 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-877-6166, Ext. 5
rtrusik@feca.com<mailto:rtrusik@feca.com>