CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - In the wake of Hurricane Milton, which left over three million customers in Florida without power, National Grid has deployed an additional team of 43 employees from Massachusetts to support restoration efforts. National Grid sends crews to aid Florida after Milton The crews departed Thursday morning, joining 50 other Massachusetts National Grid workers who have been assisting in Tennessee and Virginia following Hurricane Helene over the past two weeks. Southwick collecting donations for hurricane survivors in Florida This new group consists of fleet and safety personnel, field supervisors, managers, and the company's Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC). Together, they will assist Tampa Electric in restoring power to affected areas. The support extends beyond Massachusetts, as National Grid also sent over 100 crews from its New York operations to assist in other parts of Florida. Local News Headlines American Red Cross and the Salvation Army need volunteers and donations to keep helping hurricane victims in Southeast Longmeadow dog inspires new Massachusetts law BizGrow conference offers free legal help to entrepreneurs O’Dell Center distributed 15,000 diapers to families in need WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.