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and running but we also understand the severity of the storm and the really, really catastrophic damage that it can inflict on thes southwest coast of florida. you re starting to see power outages, but you ll see way more over the next 48 hours. you ll have millions of people without power in the state within the next 48 hours. no question. this morning kevin guthrie, our team management has asked for additional high water vehicles from the department of defense and coordination of fema. they have approved the request for dual status of the national guard forces under title 10 to provide additional resources and additional forces and we re really thankful for the fulfillment of that request. we have about 1,200 personnel for the department of transportation that are on standby to perform operations. these guys can t work if they can t get to where they are going. so that s the top priority for the department of transportation and highway patrol. to clear these roads tor ....
They have been talking about search and rescue teams. there are five of them ready go. our florida fish and wildlife kobs vags commission placed their special operations group in broward county. that s high water vehicle, shallow draft boats and helicopters that are ready for immediate deployment once it is safe to do so. we now have total throughout the state we ve got over 40,000 personnel line, linemen, and associated personnel that are involved with restoration of electrical services and power services that are stationed in the state of florida. if you look at southwest ....