In late May 2011, Arkansas experienced extreme precipitation conditions in addition to high winds and dozens of tornadoes. This resulted in damage to property and infrastructure including transmission and distribution lines in and around Lonoke.

Entergy Arkansas, a power provider with over 700,000 customers in 63 Arkansas counties (an Entergy Corporation subsidiary), rapidly mobilized the emergency restoration call-out services of Irby to rehabilitate the lines. Irby quickly and safely returned power to the impacted areas by months end.

Start Date: May 2011
Completion Date: May 2011

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In January 2007, a severe ice storm impacted the Tulsa Metropolitan Area (“TMA”) leaving more than 200,000 homes without power. The affected infrastructure included transmission lines owned and operated by the Grand River Dam Authority (“GRDA”), a state-owned electric utility deriving hydroelectric power from the Grand River Waterway. The GDRA contracted Irby to perform emergency restoration works in multiple TMA locations and power was restored within days.

Start Date: January 2007
Completion Date: January 2007

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Super Typhoon Pongsona hit the U.S. Territory of Guam on December 8, 2002, with winds blowing an estimated 202-240 MPH. The storm battered the island for over 12 hours causing significant infrastructure damage. The Guam Power Authority reported more than 700 broken concrete poles.

In addition to total power loss on the island, water service was discontinued, and fuel storage systems were decimated by fire. The restoration process was impaired by these challenges yet, 60% of power had been restored within a month of the storm’s landfall.

Guam Homeland Security and the Office of Civil Defense activated call out emergency restoration with Irby who deployed specialist personnel and equipment at notice.

Irby located and loaded a large cargo plane with bucket trucks, transformers, and other equipment. The plane and 35 Irby crew members left on the 7,520- mile journey Christmas Eve.

Irby’s work on site included restoring power to Navy and Air Force facilities for Kellogg Brown & Root Services in conjunction with Systems Energy and Technology, an island contractor.

Irby crews remained on the island through the New Year until the project was complete and power was fully restored.

Start Date: December 2002
Completion Date: February 2003

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In early May 2007 major tornado outbreaks significantly impacted portions of the Central United States. The storm cells created an estimated $268 million in damage to community infrastructure. Irby mobilized its crews to provide emergency power restoration services to the Nebraska Public Power District enabling a full return to previous power levels by months end.

Start Date: May 2007
Completion Date: May 2007

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In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast to devastating impact. The hurricane and its aftermath ranked as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history causing more than $160 billion in damage.

As directed by Federal Emergency Management Agency via local government agencies, Irby mobilized several crews to support emergency power restoration efforts within the impacted communities.

Start Date: August 2005
Completion Date: August 2005

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