Florida volunteers mobilize for Hurricane Laura relief

The American Red Cross is preparing to shelter and support families from Texas to Louisiana as Hurricane Laura takes aim at the Gulf Coast.

STORM SURGE THATHAVE A DEVASTATING IMPACT ONTEXAS AND LOUISIANA& CREWSFROM OUR STATE HAVE MADE THEIRWAY TO THE AREA&READY TO HELPOUT WITH DISASTER RESPONSE&WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S LINNIESUPALL SPOKE WITH A VOLUNTEEWHO'S READY TO HELP...<< AS HURRICANE LAURACONTINUES TO INTENSIFY&FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT ISSENDING REINFORCEMENTS&.NEARLY 1-THOUSAND LINEWORKERSAND CONTRACTORS HAVE BEENDEPLOYED TO THE TEXAS ANDLOUISIANA BORDER& THEYIN PLACE TO ASSIST SINCEWIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AREEXPECTED.

MOST OF THEM WILL BEGOING TO BATON ROUGE LOUISIANAOTHERS WILL BE GOING TO TEXAS&ONCE THE STORM PASSES THEYWILL BE WORKING 16 HOUR DAYSAND THEYCAN TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ONTHE SOUTH FLORIDA RED CROSS ISALSO STEPPING UP& A GROUP OF15 VOLUNTEERS ARE GOING THEDISTANCE& INCLUDING GAENSPEED..

ITO 15&ITHE TOP OF THE STATES& TOHAWAII, PUERTO RICO& SPEEDWHO'S BEEN A VOLUNTEER FOR 6YEARS - IS QUICK TO GET ON THEGROUND BEFORE A DISASTERSTRIKES& SHE FINDS JOY INHELPING OTHERS DURING THCHALLENGING RECOVERY PROCESS.ONE THAT WAS REALLY DEAR TO MYHEART WAS HURRICANE MARIA INPUERTO RICO& I HAD A WONDERFULJOB GOING ALL OVER THE ISLANDGIVING OUT GENERATORS MORETHAN 500- THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVEBEEN ORDERED TO EVACUATE TEXASAND LOUISIANA& ALL WHIVOLUNTEERS WITH THE RED CROSSARE STANDING IN POSITION&COMMITTED TO HELPING THENEIGHBORS IN A TIME OF NEED.REPORTER: YOU NEVER LOOKEDBACK I NEVER LOOKED BACK IT ISTHE MOST WONDERFUL THING THATHAS HAPPENED TO ME LS WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5.