Hurricanes Helene & Milton ^{Emergency Services}

Lineworkers from MYR Group subsidiaries L.E. Myers, Sturgeon Electric, Harlan Electric, Sturgeon Electric California, and Great Southwestern Construction provided emergency response to the Southeastern U.S. from across the country, and as far as Portland, Ore., a 3,107-mile trek from one corner of the country to the other in Sarasota, Fla.

MYR Group provided its largest storm response to date for Hurricane Milton with 373 lineworkers, mechanics, safety specialists, and other support staff at the peak of the effort

Hurricane Milton hit Florida and brought with it 120 MPH winds, massive flooding, and more than three million homes losing power. As if Hurricane Milton wasn’t bad enough on its own, it came less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 26, 2024, and ripped its way through Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, and the Carolinas, covering 500 miles. Nearly 6 million people lost power across 10 states as a result.

MYR Group lineworkers responded to both hurricanes, working tirelessly to provide power to affected communicates, essentially without a break between the storms.

Just as crews were released from the Hurricane Helene response and made it home, the call came for Milton. So, roughly 12 to 24 hours later, the crews dispatched out to Florida – a two-day haul back in trucks for Great Southwestern crews in Texas and a four-day trip for Sturgeon Electric crews called in from Oregon and California.