First Response Team of America

The First Response Team of America (FRTA) is a non-profit organization which aims to provide immediate disaster relief and recovery services. The charity was founded by Tad Skylar Agoglia. From its inception until presently (2015), the FRTA has responded to 84 communities in the US and to Haiti for the 2010 earthquake.[1] The Team specializes in confined space search and rescue, swift water rescue, powering critical infrastructure, and quick-response debris removal.

The organization derived from Tad Agoglia's previous business,[2] Disaster Recovery Solutions LLC, a crane company that operated on debris removal government contracts after large-scale disasters.

The First Response Team of America's work began before it was an established non-profit organization but as Disaster Recovery Solutions, LLC. In May 2007, Disaster Recovery Solutions was working a contracting job in Missouri when an EF-5 tornado leveled the town of Greensburg, Kansas, destroying 95% of the community.[3] The town's limited resources were destroyed and/or inaccessible to its firefighters and the town was in need of specialized heavy equipment. Agoglia left the contract job in Missouri and brought machinery to clear the roads of debris and power lines, helping the firefighters access their firehouse and equipment. In the following days and weeks, home sites and crucial buildings were cleared for families and the community.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Providing Equipment & Personnel on Day 1 of Disasters". Clinton Foundation. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  2. 1 2 "Riches to Rags Story .. or Not!". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  3. 1 2 "Returning to Greensburg, KS". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2016-01-27.

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