My friend Tad and the tornadoes of Greensburg, KS
A couple of days ago, I was in Springfield, MO. I had 3 or 4 days off, and I was able to hang out with my friend Tad for some of that time. Tad has a company called Disaster Recovery Solutions. He was in Missouri, clearing out debris from the ice storm they had recently. He’ll go into any area that has had a natural disaster is hired to return some order there…hurricanes, floods, tornadoes… whatever. Tad has massive, custom designed equipment. It’s pretty amazing.
For a while now, he has had an idea for a new company called First Response. First Response would be part of Disaster Recovery Solutions, and would be first on the scene to help after a catastrophe…and he wants to volunteer their services. Free of charge! He just wants to help people, because he has the ability and the heart to do so. Tad told me right before I left Springfield, “I want to go to Kansas, where they just had that F-5 tornado and see what I can do.”
That is exactly what Tad did. While I was on my way to Nashville, Tad drove eight hours to Greensburg, KS. He showed up - alone - in his huge truck. He told me that he drove around knocking on the doors of the police station, city hall and where ever he could find someone in charge. He was the only civilian they let in the ravaged town.
They asked if he could help clear the firestation out. So he went over and began to lift the debris off of the trucks and the building with his gigantic crane. He’s still there now.
I am so inspired by him. I’m proud to know him, and I am writing about it here so that you will know the rare and powerful thing he is doing.
Tad is not looking for money from the town people of Greensburg. He just wants to do what he can to help them.
If I had a million dollars, I’d give it to him in a heartbeat.
