Puerto Rico Earthquake Response
Puerto Rico declared a state of emergency after being struck by a series of powerful earthquakes. Many living in the affected areas along the southern coast of the island are sleeping outside due to their homes being damaged. HEART...
Hurricane Dorian Bahamas Response
The HEART 9/11 Hurricane Dorian Rapid Response Team – FDNY and retired Urban Search and Rescue members – are working in the Bahamas. The RRT team is meeting with partners on the ground to assess the needs and offer...
Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria Response
Since September, HEART 9/11 has collaborated with a number of organizations, including Playita Resiliente, Sacred Heart University, the University of Puerto Rico, the City of San Juan, Jonathan Marvel Architects, JetBlue, American Express, 100 Resilient Cities and the Rockefeller...
Florida Hurricane Irma Response
HEART 9/11 had Hurricane Irma Response teams in Tampa, Naples and Key West to assist first responders with the massive clean up process. Volunteers worked with emergency operations, public safety command, local fire, law enforcement, and EMS members gutting...
Texas Hurricane Harvey Response
HEART 9/11 sent 3 Rapid Response Teams to Houston, TX to assist in water rescues, medical assessments, debris/sheetrock removal and gutting flood damaged homes. We sent a larger gutting team Friday. The HEART 9/11 Hurricane Harvey response is a three phase...
Hurricane Matthew – Fayetteville, NC Flood Response
HEART 9/11 Flood Response team leaders left HEART 9/11 headquarters in Newark, NJ Saturday (10/21) on way to Fayetteville, NC to help veterans, active military families, first responders, and the elderly/handicapped needing assistance with debris removal cleanup. Team leaders...
HEART 9/11 Answer’s Ecuador’s Call For Help
Guayaquil, Ecuador – HEART 9/11 was boots on the ground April 25th. Our assessment team consisted of New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Rescue, FEMA Task Force members and Laborers Local 79 – New York City Ecuadorian-American demolition experts.Thank...
Moore, OK EF5 Tornado
A HEART 9/11 "Incident Assessment and Management" Team was sent to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to help our fellow HEART 9/11 OKC Police and Fire Department members to cope with the tornados horrendous effects. We brought our expertise and training...
Hurricane Sandy
Within hours of the storm, HEART 9/11 members responded to the hard hit communities of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island. During the next 55 weeks, with financial support from the Robin Hood Relief Fund, and the expertise...
Haiti Earthquake
HEART 9/11 was on the ground in Haiti just seven days after this devastating disaster. It was our first international response. We joined in the immense task of saving lives by assisting the injured, organizing make shift hospitals, repatriating...
St. Bernard Parish Flooding
HEART 9/11 deployed fifty volunteers on first mission to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina From Sunday, December 2nd through Saturday, December 8th, HEART (Healing Emergency Aid Response Team) 9/11, a non-profit volunteer response team, and its lead sponsor, Bear...
