Tallahassee sends city crews to aid Tampa Bay recovery efforts [Video]

As communities wait for daylight to come Thursday morning to see the damage that has been done and for emergency personnel to start rescue efforts, counties in north Florida are sending their crews to the Tampa Bay area to aid in recovery.

In Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey shared that their Fire Department, Urban Search and Rescue, Task Force 7, Water and Wastewater crews and other Emergency Management teams have all gassed up, checked equipment, and have headed to the coast.

“There’s two different types of response when storms hit Florida. When our community is not impacted, the first thought is, how can we help the other communities?” said Mayor Dailey.

“We just had our electric utility crews and our fleet return from Taylor County after Helene, and they gassed up, checked all equipment and personnel, caught their breath and were deployed Tuesday staging in Lakeland and waiting for the signal …