Hundreds of line and tree workers from New York are currently assisting power restoration efforts in Florida following Hurricane Ian.

O’Connell Electric Company says about 160 of those workers are from the Rochester area. They are currently stationed in Daytona and will be dispersed to anywhere from Jacksonville to Port Saint Lucie.

O’Connell Electric’s Vice President David Emmi says he expects crews to be deployed for about a month as they work to restore power to millions of customers.

“We’re heading down because it’s our job as professional utility workers to go and support a utility in need,” Emmi said. “These people are leaving their homes and their families for weeks on end in the name of doing their duty in this profession that they chose to do. We’re always keeping those linemen and tree trimmers in mind as they are away from their families for so long.”

O’Connell Electric services the entire Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions with a vast majority of it’s employees from upstate New York.