President's Message
As the founder and president of First Response Team of America, I believe we need to be hopeful and optimistic. It’s realistic that bad things happen in this life, many of which are beyond our control. The attitude with which we face these challenges makes all the difference. We can become bitter, which accomplishes nothing, or we can embrace the challenge and be hopeful that this is not the end, and that better days are ahead.
When I come into communities that have experienced total loss, I don’t see what is, but what can be. Having this attitude gives me and my men strength to do what we set out to do—bring help and hope that tomorrow is a new day. I was taught at a young age to love as you would want to be loved, and to help when you can. I can help, so I do. We are a great and blessed country, and I believe America deserves this type of response.
Many humanitarian organizations provide extremely valuable services such as food, water, medical attention and shelter, but I am not aware of any other organization responding to disasters from pre-positioned locations — with specialized heavy equipment providing access, intelligence, and communication.
The First Response Team of America believes the real heroes are the local emergency and government officials. Our mission is to provide pre-positioned specialized heavy equipment and advanced technological communication systems for the purpose of bringing immediate help and hope to communities and their leaders by Helping heroes be heroes.