GQ Gentleman's Ball - New York City

October 27, 2010

Tim and Tad are just arriving in NYC for the GQ Gentleman’s Ball. It’s such an honor to have been chosen to be in the top five men that make the world a better place by GQ. These other guys do amazing work and we are so excited to meet them. It's going to be so much fun to meet some of the stars as well! Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Chace Crawford, Nick Cannon, B.O.B., Adrian grenier and David Arquette will be here.

Thanks GQ for the amazing opportunity. I hope it allows many more to learn more about the First Response Team of America and encourages others to join our cause to help our neighbors in need.

Photo by Patrick McMullan Company

September 30, 2010 - Floods in Wilmington & Windsor, NC

A few days ago we got word from Dr. Greg Forbes that there was a chance for severe flooding in Wilmington, NC. We left immediately and arrived in Wilmington just before the rains were expected to arrive. The main fire department downtown welcomed us with open arms.

It’s always nice to be welcomed by big cities. You just never know whether or not they will want a hand, since many of them have big budgets, paid firefighters on staff and equipment to boot. But, similar to the floods earlier this year in Cranston, Rhode Island, they invited us to help.

It was nice; we were given our own room and the opportunity to cook a few meals with the fire fighters. We waited in Wilmington for two days while the storm hammered the city, but, there were no calls for rescues.

Then, we received an email from Dr. Forbes..."head north," he said, "there is going to be a small city by the name of Windsor that is going to get hit badly; they have a swamp in the surrounding areas with a river that will really cause some flooding.” We shook hands with the Wilmington Fire Department, thanked them for their hospitality and headed out.

When we arrived in Windsor, we were able to help with water rescues through the night until state water rescue teams arrived the next day.