The First Response Team of America responds to Joplin, Missouri where an F5 tornado receded the town to rubble.

The Team nearly gets caught themselves in a tornado when it responds to the small, mountainous town of West Liberty, Kentucky, after an EF-3 tornado struck the heart of downtown main street and destroyed everything needed to operate. But the Team clears roads and debris around the hospital, and uses their light towers so emergency management and first responders can work through the night. Seeing progress and making a difference are what it’s all about as the Team also provides power for the only grocery store and gas station in the area.

The Team’s structural collapse training is interrupted when Dr. Forbes calls about a dangerous tornado heading for Kentucky. The team immediately heads west and arrives just 4 hours after an EF-3 tornado destroys the community.

Watch Tad Agoglia give a history of how he was inspired to start the First Response Team and the equipment the team uses to be there on Day 1 for communities in need. The Team’s new partnership with Ram gives the team exactly what it needs to carry the essentials and get to disasters quickly.

A historic tornado for the United States destroys Joplin, killing over 130 people and leveling thousands of homes and businesses. The team deployed immediately and helped to set up a temporary hospital, assisted local responders in search and rescue operations, and worked for 3 months clearing home sites for those without insurance.

On its first international mission, the First Response Team uses equipment shipped in by barge to clear rubble in the wake of Haiti’s‚ devastating earthquake. CNN Hero Tad Agoglia and his team turn a collapsed church into a safe haven where survivors can go for food, water, tents and medical attention.

Five years after Katrina, Tad Agoglia returns to Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. CNN’s Anderson Cooper follows the First Response Team as they clean up after the oil spill and help people still recovering from the hurricane protect their water, wildlife and livelihoods.

After an F4 tornado tears through Ringgold, CNN Hero Tad Agoglia and the First Response Team clear roads, power shelters and help a woman in this small Southern community bury her father and recover priceless memories from his home.

Working with the local Pete Store in Ringgold, GA, the Team clears roads, clears the cemetery for respectable burials, powers a shelter and works for several weeks clearing home sites for those who lost loved ones, and who are without insurance. Working together, hand in hand as a community, we can make a difference for a better tomorrow.

Survivors share their stories and look ahead with courage to another day as the Team helps to clean up debris and home sites for those who have lost everything.  The destruction is overwhelming, but the resilience of the Sanford community inspires us all.