On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 15:03:24 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

They cut power in my son's area for a few hours to clear downed wires
for safety. Four hours down is really a minor inconvenience.

It does not take long. States have inter-state agreements to help each
other. A "memorandum of understanding". Trucks are staged in regions
or in the state.