Hurricane Irene may officially be over, but damage left in her wake poses special dangers for the thousands of workers and citizens tasked with cleanup and restoration activities.
All along the eastern seaboard, crews are hard at work restoring electricity, communications, water and sewer services; demolishing buildings that are beyond repair, removing floodwater from structures; entering flooded areas to clean up debris; trimming damaged trees and repairing roadways, bridges, and dams.