Pitch Relief For Oil Slick Cleanup Staff
Emergency responders, like the ones who respond to ADT Home Security alarms, are heading to Florida's panhandle to help in the cleanup efforts as the oil begins to make its way toward Pensacola.
Jacksonville's emergency management chief sent three pickup trucks on June 3rd that carried experts from his workforce as well as experts from Clay and Alachua counties. Tallahassee is their destination, where they will be joined by a fourth truck hailing from Marion County.
The emergency workers, which include a Jacksonville police officer and a public affairs officer from Clay County, will rotate nine-hour daily shifts at the emergency operations center in Tallahassee to relive staff who have been working around the clock, preparing for what is yet to come.
The spill is within 6 miles of Florida Panhandle beaches, and emergency workers are rushing to link a chain of booms to fend off the oil.
