Dive Summary:

• PHI, the parent company of Pepco, has secured 1,563 line personnel from states as far away as Texas and Mississippi.
• In addition to this help, Pepco has nearly 600 internal and contract line personnel and 300 tree removal workers ready for quick mobilization if needed; the utility has also added additional call center representatives and damage assessors.
• While the damage is widespread, PHI and Pepco will deploy crews based upon what areas are determined to have the “greatest damage and need.”

From the article:

PEPCO is preparing for the ferocious winds and rains from massive Hurricane Sandy that likely will cause immense destruction, extreme flooding and millions of power outages throughout the mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.S.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a federal emergency declaration for jurisdictions in the region. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and District of Columbia Mayor Vincent C. Gray also have declared states of emergency, because of the expected unprecedented devastation. ...