Tag: First Response Team of America
Industry asked to support tornado victims
May 24, 2013SSN Staff
LANCASTER, Pa.—Patrick Egan, president of Select Security, is urging industry members to help victims of the Oklahoma tornado by donating to a nonprofit organization that aids disaster victims.
“As you all are aware, there was a massive tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma on Monday,” Egan said in a plea for help he released this week. “The [First] Response Team of America [is] currently on site and assisting with the cleanup efforts. We are looking to support them in...
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Select Security lifesaver for nonprofit that helps disaster victims
November 22, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
This Thursday, on Thanksgiving Day, Tad Agoglia, founder of First Response Team of America—a nonprofit that uses specialized equipment to do rescue and recovery work around the nation for victims of such disasters as the deadly tornado that hit Joplin, Mo. in May—will be honored in a special television program called CNN Heroes. Agoglia's organization also was the winner of a Special Community Service Award at the Honeywell First Alert Professional 2011 Convention, held earlier this...