Dozens of states send Hurricane Irma support to Fla.

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Support is being sent to Florida from 28 states and Washington, D.C., to aid in the recovery from Hurricane Irma, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Sunday.

Scott said he has worked closely with local, state and federal officials to coordinate the efforts.

“Florida has received an incredible outpouring of support from other states in responding to Hurricane Irma,” he said in a statement.

Scott praised the states’ help, which he called “instrumental in our planned response to Irma.”

“Together, we can withstand this storm and come back even stronger,” Scott said.

The following personnel and resources are being deployed to assist Florida:

-- Alaska has deployed a geographic information science supervisor and an emergency operations Center support team.

-- Alabama is sending two CH-47 Chinook helicopters, along with cargo trucks and other logistical assets.

-- Arkansas has sent 28 swiftwater rescue personnel and boats.

-- California has deployed an emergency management assistance compact advance team.

-- Colorado has sent a graphical information systems and emergency operation center support team.

-- Connecticut has deployed two CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

-- Washington, D.C., has sent an all hazards incident management team.

-- Indiana has deployed Tactical Command Post staff and equipment.

-- Iowa has deployed four LUH-72 Lakota helicopters and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

-- Kentucky has deployed six FEMA Type II ambulances.

-- Louisiana has sent type III urban search and rescue teams, an animal/human swiftwater search and rescue team and emergency operations center support staff.

-- Massachusetts has deployed infrastructure support staff, an all hazards incident management team and a nurse team.

-- Michigan has deployed type III urban search and rescue teams.

-- Minnesota has sent an emergency operations center support team along with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

-- Mississippi has deployed a type III urban search and rescue team, 26 special response teams and equipment, an all hazards incident management team, lead staff for mass care, emergency support function 8 leadership support and 2 CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

-- North Carolina has deployed medical center evacuation assistance.

-- North Dakota has deployed an emergency management assistance compact advance team and nurse teams.

-- Nebraska has deployed multiple aviation assets.

-- New Hampshire has deployed two air operations branch directors.

-- New Jersey has sent cargo trucks and other logistical transportation assets.

-- New York has deployed a type II urban search and rescue team along with 10 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

-- Ohio has sent type III all hazards incident management teams.

-- Oklahoma has deployed an emergency operations center support team.

-- Pennsylvania has deployed a CH-47 Chinook helicopter with air support.

-- Tennessee has deployed a type II urban search and rescue team, emergency support function 8 augmentation teams, 40 nurses and 5 ambulance strike teams.

-- Texas has deployed 66 swiftwater search and rescue teams.

-- Utah has deployed a human services emergency operations center support team.

-- Washington has deployed an all hazards incident management team.

-- Wisconsin has deployed wide area security and humanitarian relief on a 30-day mission along with type III urban search and rescue teams.

Cox Media Group