West Palm Beach is sending a parade of help to the Florida Panhandle.
More than 20 of the city's utility workers, along with a caravan of trucks, generators and heavy equipment are headed north.
They'll be in Bay County for the next week trying to get water and sewage systems there working properly.
"To see the devastation and be able to do something about the devastation I think that's going to be the strength and the strength in my guys going up there and making things happen and putting people's lives back to normal," said West Palm Beach Utilities Superintendent Charles Phoenix.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has 45 deputies already in the Panhandle.
They're helping out with security, K-9 search and rescue missions in the rubble and radio communications, among other tasks.
We are getting our first glimpse at the devastation caused by #HurricaneMichael on the Florida Panhandle. We have deployed several units to that area where we will be working with local officials to assist and relieve them while they attend to their own homes. pic.twitter.com/Zw0e9MLVPn
— PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) October 15, 2018
PBSO K9 Tucker is supporting @FEMA following the devastation of #HurricaneMichael looking for deceased people. #FloridaStrongpic.twitter.com/2TAvZu12vR
— PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) October 15, 2018
Mayor @jmuoio and the City of @westpalmbch are dispatching two dozen additional crews to the Florida Panhandle to assist with #HurricaneMichael recovery efforts. Members of our Public Utilities Dept. are heading to Bay County. pic.twitter.com/b0gPOcIw3L
— West Palm Beach (@westpalmbch) October 15, 2018
