Hurricane Ike Response

Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane to ever hit the United States causing $27 billion dollars worth of damage. First Response quickly mobilized to assist clients all along the hard hit Gulf Coast. From Houston to devastated Galveston, First Response Teams worked long hours to restore client properties that included a medical center and office complexes. First Response Mobile Teams assessed damage, formulated and executed plans for complete structural drying and demolition to prepare many facilities for reconstruction. Using state-of-the art drying equipment and trained Technicians, First Response was a dynamic part of the response and recovery efforts for the Gulf Coast.

CSX Hurricane Katrina Response

When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast, effectively shutting down rail yards and ports, CSX called on First Response to quickly assess storm surge, wind and flood damage in vital buildings from Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama. First Response mobilized a small army of restoration specialists and hundreds of pieces of structural drying equipment to quickly assess and remediate hurricane damaged structures so that the rail and shipping infrastructures could be back on line as soon as possible to protect our economy. Teams were dispatched to New Orleans and to Mobile, Alabama within 24 hours of the CSX call. Working long hours in challenging conditions, the First Response team quickly fulfilled their mission operating from two base camps-one in a secured perimeter in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans.