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About two dozen Central Florida Highway Patrol troopers will leave for the Gulf Coast on Tuesday. <p align="justify">Troopers will mobilize at their Orlando headquarters to get ready for the journey north to Mississippi, where they will try to help locals recover from the devastating storm. But the Highway Patrol isn't the only agency sending Central Floridians to the disaster zone. <p align="justify">The phones are ringing off the hook at the American Red Cross offices in Orlando, where volunteers are getting ready for their trips to the storm-ravaged gulf coast of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. <p align="justify">A year ago, volunteers from those states were in Central Florida after Charley, Frances and Jeanne. But now, they are the ones who need the help. <p align="justify">"We got a tremendous amount of help last year during all of our hurricanes. Now it's our turn to give back," said Becky Sebren, emergency services director. <p align="justify">It's a sentiment echoed by Progress Energy crews, who pride themselves on going wherever storms have knocked out power, and members of the Central Florida Urban Search and Rescue team, both of whom spent Monday hitting the road to render the aid that is so desperately needed. <p align="justify">Tuesday, Orlando area troopers will join the caravan north. Within the Highway Patrol, they're called the hurricane hunters, traveling to every storm they can remember across the southeast. In this case, they're heading to Mississippi for a deployment currently set for two weeks, but it's anyone's guess how long they'll actually stay. </td></tr></table> <P><hr width="90%" align="center"></p> <p align="center"> <a class="link4" href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/misc/News/Related/Aug2005.htm"> FHP In The News August 2005</a> </p> <p align="center"> <a class="link4" href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/misc/News/Related/"> FHP Related News Articles</a> </p> <p align="center"> <a class="link4" href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/misc/News/"> FHP In The News</a> </p> <!--END PAGE--> <center> </td> </tr> </table> <!--END FHP CONTENT TABLE--> <!-- END FHP CONTENT --> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#333366"><img src="p3_spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="2"></td> </tr> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#6b79a5"> <!--BEGIN FHP FOOTER TABLE--> <table class="dark" width="100%"> <tr> <td align="left"> <a class="FHPfooterlink" href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/misc/fhpstations.htm"> FHP Station Address & Phone Numbers</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; </td> <td align="right"> <a class="FHPfooterlink" href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/misc/Mission.htm"> Mission</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="FHPfooterlink" href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/misc/SiteMap.htm"> Site Map</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; </td></tr></table> <hr width="100%" class="HR1"> <!--END FHP FOOTER TABLE--> <!-- Begin Footer Table --> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td width="156">&nbsp;</td> <td align="center" class="footer"><a href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/html/overview.html" class="footerlink" title="Link to About Us">About Us</a> | <a href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/html/privacy_policy.html" class="footerlink" title="Link to Privacy Statement">Privacy Statement</a> | <a href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/html/Disclaimer.htm" class="footerlink" title="Link to Disclaimer">Disclaimer</a> | <a href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/offices/" class="footerlink" title="Link to Office Locations">Office Locations</a> | <a href="http://www.flhsmv.gov/html/contact.html" class="footerlink" title="Link to Contact Us">Contact Us</a><br> Copyright &copy;2005 State of Florida <br> </td> <td width="156"></td> </tr> </table> <a href="#top"><img src="images/p3_spacer.gif" alt="Return to Top" width="2" height="2" border="0"></a><!-- End Footer Table --></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>