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America's First Response Team
Resource to locked down communities with storm-related safety hazards
Deploy equipment & skilled teams throughout USA
Experienced response to wildfires, mudslides, tornadoes, floods, etc.
Understand disaster zone demands when working with families & officials
Non-profit specialized disaster response, provided free of charge
Heavy debris removal expedites disaster site roadway access
Water rescue & scouting in specialized Hovercraft
Emergency power with industrial-grade generators
Floodwater & debris extracted with industrial-grade water pumps
Satellite communication systems coordinate emergency efforts
Grapple trucks with hydraulic cranes
Severe-duty CAT loaders
Hovercraft for water rescues
Satellite phones & laptops, GMRS shortwave radios & GPS coordinators
Mechanical support truck: chain saws, torches, rigging devices, etc.

America's First Response Team

The greatest hour of need many Americans face in their lifetime occurs in the immediate wake of a devastating storm that destroys their home, community and world as they’ve known it.

First Response Team of America deploys nationwide to assist communities in the first critical hours when safety is of premium importance.

Using heavy equipment and advanced technology, the First Response Team identify and access disaster sites throughout the United States, bringing help and hope to our neighbors in need.

First Response Team: Disaster Relief Fund

The greatest hour of need many Americans may face in their lifetime occurs in the immediate wake of a devastating storm that destroys their home, community and world as they’ve known it.

First Response Team is closing the gap between the time a disaster occurs and this is changing the way disasters are responded to in America.

At the heart of the humanitarian aid provided through The First Response Team Disaster Relief Fund is the belief that when our fellow Americans are in need, and when we have the resources to help, we should be generous and willing to make a difference... America Deserves This Type of Response.

Together We Are Stronger. (Donate now)

Contributions made to The First Response Team Disaster Relief Fund are tax deductible and processed on behalf of The First Response Team of America by the Greater Houston Community Foundation, a GuideStar registered non-profit with 501c3 status since 1972.

Our Mission

The First Response Team of America believes the real heroes in disaster response are the local emergency and government officials.

Our mission is to provide pre-positioned specialized heavy equipment and advanced technological communication systems for the purpose of being an immediate source of help and hope to communities and their leaders, helping heroes be heroes.


President's Message
As the founder and president of First Response Team of America, I believe we need to be hopeful and optimistic.

It’s realistic that bad things happen in this life, many of which are beyond our control.

The attitude with which we face these challenges makes all the difference.

We can become bitter, which accomplishes nothing, or we can embrace the challenge and be hopeful that this is not the end, and that better days are ahead.

When I come into communities that have experienced total loss, I don’t see what is, but what can be.

Having this attitude gives me and my men strength to do what we set out to do—bring help and hope that tomorrow is a new day.

I was taught at a young age to love as you would want to be loved, and to help when you can.

I can help, so I do. We are a great and blessed country, and I believe America deserves this type of response.

Many humanitarian organizations provide extremely valuable services such as food, water, medical attention and shelter, but I am not aware of any other organization responding to disasters from pre-positioned locations — with specialized heavy equipment providing access, intelligence, and communication.

The First Response Team of America believes the real heroes are the local emergency and government officials.

Our mission is to provide pre-positioned specialized heavy equipment and advanced technological communication systems for the purpose of bringing immediate help and hope to communities and their leaders by Helping heroes be heroes.

Thank you, Tad Agoglia


The First Response Organization History

In 2003, Hurricane Isabel left many residents on Virginia’s eastern seaboard without power for weeks, as fallen trees blocked roadways and damaged power lines.

Seeing firsthand the far-reaching impact this destruction had upon a community left a lasting impression on Tad Agoglia.

Two years later, in 2005, Disaster Recovery Solutions was formally established to provide contractual debris clean up in the recovery phase of disasters including snowstorms, ice storms, windstorms and tornados.

While providing contractual recovery services, Agoglia began identifying key elements desperately needed by citizens in the wake of natural and manmade disasters.

In too many instances communities were left to fend for themselves, even though most of the resources available to local responders—equipment, tools and personnel—were hampered by the disaster.

Agoglia increasingly believed in the need of for immediate disaster response that remains free from bureaucratic constraint.

Coming in as a contractor to clean up three to four weeks after a storm—typical of the recovery phase—left Agoglia wondering about the in-between phase.

He noticed that the affected communities were in dire need during the lag between the time the storm wrecks havoc and the time the community gains order and stability.

Helping Heroes Be Heroes

In recognition of this need, Agoglia established the Disaster Recovery Solutions - First Response Team Of America in May 2007 as a means to provide direct support to local first responders and government officials in the immediate wake of disasters, utilizing the tools, equipment and personnel needed to save lives and restore community stability.

The First Response Team brings in the resources municipalities, hospitals, ambulance companies, law enforcement, fire departments and humanitarian organizations need in order to more quickly aid devastated communities.
Tad Skylar Agoglia, Founder & President

Executive Leadership Tad Agoglia, founder of Disaster Recovery Solutions' First Response Team, surrounds himself with a broad range of experts in their respective fields.

He works with these visionaries and strategists for development, identification and building of America's first self-sufficient national response team equipped with all the specialized heavy equipment and technology necessary for rapid and reliable disaster response.

Under the leadership of Tad Agoglia, this team continually evaluates ways in which America's First Response Team can better provide assistance to the heroes of our great nation... our local first responders and humanitarian organizations—firefighters, law enforcement and American Red Cross volunteers.

Agoglia is not an independently wealthy man. Yet, he has reallocated all his company's profits to the humanitarian aid undertaken by the First Response Team. He has not taken a salary and lives on the road most nights of the year in order to provide this service to fellow Americans in need.

Agoglia's great grandfather was a shepherd from Italy who came to Brooklyn, NY in the early 1900s where he opened a mechanics shop.

Tad's father, Joseph Rocco Agoglia, was an entrepreneurial businessman who ran a shelter on Long Island, NY, that offered refuge to young pregnant women who had been kicked out of their homes.

"My dad is my hero. From him I inherited a strong work ethic and a heart for people."

As Tad looks forward to the development of this non-profit, he realizes that its promise lies beyond the scope of his remaining personal funds.

He founded The First Response Team of America as a 501c3 company to enable all who would join him to contribute to The Team in providing hope and help to our neighbors in crisis.

Living in a blessed country such as America, Tad is ever mindful of our abundant resources and believes we should put these resources and know-how to use.

"So much of America's good will and heart is really Americans reaching out to our fellow men and women in what could be their greatest hour of need."

Tad keeps The Team focused on identifying what kind of help they would want for their own families and communities.

With that question answered, a plan is then put into action to deliver it rapidly and effectively to the community at large.

With a respect and reverence for human life, the First Response Team is committed to responding to these recognized needs.

"Right after a disaster hits, there is a period of time when there isn't much help.

A lot of agencies respond with food, water and nurses, but nobody shows up with this kind of equipment.

If a tractor-trailer is blocking the road, I can pick it up and move it to the side in less than ten minutes."

After providing assistance to local government officials and first responders, Agoglia typically helps people who have no insurance or are under-insured, and he works free of charge.

To subsidize his first-response services, he has worked for pay during the recovery stage at other disaster sites; typically a process that begins weeks after a storm strikes.

He has been responding to storms immediately and free of charge since an F5 tornado leveled Greensburg, Kansas in May 2007 and will continue to do so for as long as he is able.

Who is Tad Skylar Agoglia?

Frequently Asked Questions

Well... Who Is This Good Samaritan?

Tad Skylar Agoglia is the founder of the First Response Team of America.

He was born in Long Island, NY where he was raised by a father whose life exemplified self-fulfillment found in service to others.

His father's death in 2003 reminded Tad that life's enduring joys are not accumulated but created through giving.

Directing his personal and professional resources to providing help and hope through The First Response Team is his effort to create enduring joy in this life.

Is Agoglia Independently Wealthy?

No.

Tad's first paycheck was earned pumping gas at the age of 12.

That check, along with many others, was deposited into savings by his father, Joseph, for whom the value of financial responsibility was of instrumental importance.

Since his boyhood Tad maintained multiple jobs and owned many successful businesses including Disaster Recovery Solutions, a disaster clean-up contracting company.

Everything he saved until may 2007 has been reinvested into developing the First Response Team of America, a non-profit company that will continue to provide free and immediate expert emergency disaster aid for as long, and to as many Americans, as possible.

What is Disaster Recovery Solutions?

Until May 2007, Disaster Recovery Solutions was a for-profit, disaster clean up contracting company owned and operated by Tad Agoglia.

In his more than four years of work in the recovery aftermath of large scale storms such as Hurricane Katrina, Agoglia began to determine the need for much more expedited efforts than those provided by companies like his own—who typically bid on clean up jobs anywhere from a month or two after a storm strike.

He determined to test his theory by responding with equipment in the immediate wake of an F5 tornado strike in Greensburg, Kansas and found the service so needed that he was compelled to strike out again, and then again, and again.

The First Response Team Is A Non-Profit?

By the record breaking 2008 storm season, the demand for free expedited emergency response resources had become so great that Agoglia often found his team torn between communities in need.

He determined then that the ongoing non-profit humanitarian work he had been delivering for a year, using the resources of his for-profit company Disaster Recovery Solutions, demanded formalization as a 501c3 charitable non-profit.

The new non-profit, the First Response Team of America, allows for securing charitable funding necessary for team expansion into multiple regional service locations able to provide aid simultaneously to impacted communities throughout the United States.

What is The First Response Team?

The First Response Team is the 501c3 charitable non-profit that sprung from the identification of unanswered disaster site needs witnessed in the course of years of for-profit contractual work by Tad Agoglia's company, Disaster Recovery Solutions.

It utilizes over 1 million dollars in mobile specialized equipment and skilled labor designed and assembled for immediate response to the varying demands of American disaster sites.

Two 75ft trucks, customized with debris handling cranes, haul a multi-terrain hovercraft, skid steers, dirt bikes, a commercial generator, water pump and satellite communication with GPS technology.

The Team remains pre-positioned for immediate response along storm prone regions, filling in the gap that often exists between a storm strike and humanitarian aid response.

How Long Can The First Response Team Last?

As long as we want it to. With enough support, The First Response Team will not only continue with its current commitment and support, but will expand to include more teams at more pre-positioned locations, eventually covering the breadth of the United States without compromising one town's needs for another's.

Who Does The First Response Team Help?

Anyone in need, according to need, is someone the Team is here to help.

Because many of America’s existing aid resources are allocated according to population, The First Response Team tends to respond to small towns, where the need is greater, before larger.

Upon arrival at a town in need, the Team works first with local first responders and other aid organizations before turning attention next to residents with the fewest financial resources, including insurance, to recover.

Why do it?

Working in disaster recovery since 2003, Tad came to recognize the desperate need, as well as his ability to fulfill it.

He feels Americans deserve the response he is able to provide and has been providing it since May 2007.

The First Response Emergency Management

In response to the Greensburg Kansas Tornado in May 2007, the primary operational focus of leader Tad Agoglia shifted from contractual Recovery work to instead responding, pro-bono, to the immediate lifesaving needs prevalent within the Response phase of devastating disasters.

There exist four recognized phases of emergency management—Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery—outlined below.

Mitigation

Considered the first phase, Mitigation attempts to prevent hazards from developing altogether, or seeks to limit the destructive impact if disasters do occur.

Mitigation differs from other phases because it encompasses long-term measures for reducing or eliminating the occurrence through the identification of potential risks.

Mitigative measures include engineering technical and mechanical solutions, such as the development and monitoring of levees.

It also includes non-structural measures more legislative in function.

At the family level, mitigative measures include the decision to build an underground storm shelter, or the purchase of insurance in the event they do occur.

Preparedness

Preparedness is the second phase, in which emergency managers develop actionable procedures for when disasters strike.

New technologies allow for predictive modeling, which aids in strategic planning.

Examples of preparedness include planning, predicting and implementing plans such as contra flow lanes for masse scale evacuation, development of community warning systems and training of emergency first responders.

At the family level, preparedness measures include keeping emergency rations of food, water and flashlights available.

Response

The Response phase focuses upon the mobilization of emergency services such as those provided by fire fighters, law enforcement and humanitarian organizations such as the Red Cross.

Response includes immediate practical assistance such as food or shelter and rescue efforts.

When providing volunteer relief services, most individuals are contributing time, effort and resources in the response phase. When required, search and rescue efforts are prevalent.

Depending on injuries sustained by victims, the mast majority of those injured by a disaster typically die within the first 72-hours of the storm’s impact.

At the family level, those living in Red Cross shelters, after being evacuated by emergency personnel, best exemplify the practical services offered in the response phase.

Recovery

The Recovery phase starts after the immediate threat to human life has subsided.

The aim of this fourth and final stage is the complete restoration of the affected area—bringing it back to its previous state.

It differs from the response phase in its focus;

recovery efforts are concerned with issues and decisions that must be made after immediate needs are addressed.

Recovery efforts are primarily concerned with actions that involve rebuilding destroyed property, reemployment, and the repair of the essential infrastructure.

At the family level, the recovery phase includes working to rebuild or restore a destroyed home or business.


About The First Response Team

When natural disasters strike, several critical days can pass before local authorities or federal agencies can begin to assess the damage, and start the daunting tasks of restoring order and establishing rescue and recovery operations.

People in desperate need are left stranded, alone, and in danger.

First Response Team of America deploys nationwide to assist communities in the first critical hours when safety is of premium importance.

Using heavy equipment and advanced technology, The First Response Team identifies and accesses the disaster sites throughout the United States, bringing help and hope to our neighbors in need.

The First Response Team of America is a passionate group of men and women with a proven record of accomplishment and commitment to providing the critical expertise, equipment, and resources required to reach those overwhelmed by the devastation.

We are “Helping Heroes be Heroes” by removing the initial obstacles that local emergency and government officials encounter when dealing with a natural or manmade disaster.

We accomplish this by directly supporting regional first responders with uniquely designed state-of-the-art disaster response equipment and the experienced work force needed to:

Open critical roadways blocked by debris and power lines

Help restart and mobilize critical service centers such as hospitals, ambulance companies, fire departments, state troopers barracks and nursing homes.

Provide temporary power solutions using industrial generators.

Connect first responders through satellite technology. (phones, internet, GPS locators)

Perform water rescues using specialized watercraft.

Supply commercial water pumps to empty out low-lying areas of cities.

We are able to mobilize rapidly.

The First Response Team's uniquely engineered equipment and experienced teams are a welcome resource to the officials who have locked down communities and restricted entry due to storm-related safety hazards.

As roads are cleared, temporary power is provided to critical service and command centers.

The First Response Team is then positioned and equipped to provide immediate assistance and restoration to the individuals and families hardest hit by the natural disaster, without remuneration.

The First Response Team's desire is to provide immediate help and hope to all people in the wake of devastating natural disasters regardless of race, religion, creed, color, gender or financial status.


Services The First Response Team Offers
The First Response Team's custom designed state-of-the-art disaster response equipment, and the experience of their team, positions the First Response Team to provide highly specialized services to municipalities and humanitarian aid organizations.

Services provided by the First Response Team include provision of logistics and strategic response expertise combined with the services provided by operating our heavy, specialized and communication equipment.

The First Response Team derives great satisfaction in their ability to connect disaster victims, via satellite communication, with friends and family outside the disaster zone so they can be informed of their loved ones safety.

The First Response Team also understands that communities have ongoing emergency services, and recognize firefighters are the local heroes responding to individuals in need throughout the year.

When disasters strike, storm impact often damages the equipment of these first responders.

The First Response Team is dedicated to ensuring that local first responders are never without the necessary equipment to serve their communities.

Equipment The First Response Team Provides

The First Response Team of America provides direct support to regional first responders with uniquely designed state-of-the-art disaster response equipment and the experienced work forced needed to safely operate this equipment in ravaged, unstable terrains.

Self-sufficient teams deploy heavy equipment from strategically located Rapid Response Cells.

The First Response Team's specialized heavy equipment is augmented by industrial grade generators and water pumps, integrated satellite communication systems, off-road scouting vehicles, and high-powered hovercraft.

Rapid Response Cells

For rapid deployment to major disasters, The First Response Team has equipment housed in strategic locations across the nation.

The First Response Team's primary Rapid Response Cells are located in Riverhead, New York (Long Island) and Knoxville, Tennessee with temporary housing stations in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Pennsylvania.

From Long Island, New York, the First Response Team is positioned for rapid response to hurricanes hitting the east coast, and the snow and ice storms prevalent in northeastern states.

From Knoxville, Tennessee, equipment is pre-positioned to cover Tornado Alley in the Midwest, hurricanes on the east and gulf coasts, and snowstorms to the north.

The First Response Team have temporary housing stations in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Pennsylvania that are essential locales that increase the overall efficiency of on-going operations.

In responding to multiple disasters in California, Oregon and Washington State, The First Response Team have seen firsthand the great need in adding a third rapid response cell for the West Coast.

Disasters The First Response Team Have Helped

On May 5, 2007, the city of Greensburg, Kansas was destroyed by an F5 tornado that was 1.7 miles wide with winds exceeding 200 miles per hour.

The entire city was completely destroyed. At that point, the decision was made for Disaster Recovery Solutions to take the idea of the First Response Team and make it a reality by deploying equipment and men.

Upon arrival in Greensburg, they discovered entry into the city was being denied to everyone including residents and volunteers.

Nevertheless, within 30 minutes of seeing their equipment, the National Guard and Kansas state government officials gave them a warm welcome.

The city was in mayhem; it was obvious that action needed to be taken immediately.

The government’s first request of The First Response Team was to make an opening to the firehouse so that any remaining rescue equipment could be recovered.

The second task was to uncover a bank vault, which was filling up rapidly with water.

A group of citizens explained that the vault held files of vital documents—deeds, titles, certificates—that needed to be saved.

For several weeks The First Response Team continued their efforts by supporting the National Guard, the Army Reserves, Kansas State Troopers, and the Kansas Department of Transportation with equipment and personnel.

Subsequently, opportunities arose to assist churches, surviving family members, destitute people who lost all their possessions, and residents lacking insurance.

Here is an idea of the disaster's that The First Response Team have showed up un-announced to help with no fees:

Disasters - Date of Disaster - Disaster Location

2008 - September - Hurricane Ike - Friendswood, Texas

2008 - September - Hurricane Gustav - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

2008 - August - Hurricane Gustav - New Orleans, Louisiana

2008 - June - Midwest Floods - Clarksville, Missouri

2008 - June - Midwest Floods - Burlington, Iowa

2008 - June - Midwest Floods - Oakville, Iowa

2008 - June - Flood/Tornado - Middletown, Indiana

2008 - May - Tornado - Parkersburg, Iowa

2008 - May - Tornado - Picher, Oklahoma

2008 - April - Tornado - Ava, Missouri

2008 - April - Flood - Norfork, Arkansas

2008 - March - Flood - Clarendon, Arkansas

2008 - February - Tornado - Prattville, Alabama

2008 - February - Tornado - Lafayette, Tennessee

2007 - December - Ice/Windstorms - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

2007 - December - Flood - Adna, Washington

2007 - November - Flood - Vernonia, Oregon

2007 - October - Wildfires/Mudslides - San Diego, California

2007 - May - Tornado - Greensburg, Kansas

2007 - February - Ice Storm - Springfield, Missouri

2006 - October - Ice/Snowstorm - Buffalo, New York

2006 - July - Windstorm - St. Louis, Missouri

2005 - August - Hurricane Katrina - Columbia, Mississippi

2003 - September - Hurricane Isabel - Virginia Beach, Virginia


The First Response Team In The Media Spotlight

    Knoxville Voice(Knoxville, TN) October 16, 2008

    Tad Agoglia, Local Hero with First Response Team

    The Shelbyville News (Shelbyville, IN) October 10, 2008

    Man who helped with cleanup is CNN 'hero'

    Tad Skylar Agoglia Makes Top Ten CNN Heroes of 2008 October 9, 2008

    Tad Agoglia and the First Response Team make the top ten CNN Heroes list.

    CNN Heroes Making a Difference August 28, 2008

    CNN full length special featuring truly remarkable people who are making a difference.

    Dan’s Hamptons (Long Island, NY) July 18, 2008

    A True NF Hero Spends $1 Million of Own Money to Help Needy

    Suffolk Times (Long Island, NY) July 18, 2008

    Local man battles floods for free. Agoglia called ‘American Hero’

    People Magazine (Heroes Among Us) July 6, 2008

    After The Flood: In Ravaged Midwestern Towns, Tad Agoglia Comes in with a Cleanup Brigade
    by Molly Lopez and Jeff Truesdell, pg. 64

    CNN Heroes: Tad Agoglia (Cruzado de la Comunidad) June 23, 2008

    Gente Comun Impacto Extraordinario (En Espanol)

    CNN.com (Picher, Oklahoma) June 20, 2008

    ‘America deserves this type of response’

    CNN Heroes: Tad Agoglia (Community Crusader) June 19, 2008

    Ordinary People Extraordinary Impact

Washington, DC - Congress Clarksville Iowa Flood
    KSDK NBC (St. Louis, MO) June 21, 2008

    Non-Profit Group Formed for Disaster Flood Recovery (pdf)

Burlington Iowa Flood
    KOMU-TV8 NBC (Columbia, MO) June 19, 2008

    Flood Waters Move South (pdf)

    The Hawk Eye (Burlington) June 19, 2008

    "Hurricane team battles bulging Mississippi" by Jeff Abell (pdf)

    The Hawk Eye (Burlington) June 18, 2008

    "'We're ready for it to go; the sooner the better'" by Jeff Abell (pdf)

Shelbyville Indiana Tornado & Flood Parkersburg, Iowa Tornado
    Associated Press June 3, 2008

    Disaster Team Removes 375 Loads of Debris (pdf)

    The Gazette (Cedar Rapids) June 3, 2008

    Parkersburg pauses for funeral, toils on (pdf)

    KAAL ABC 6 News (Austin, MN) June 2, 2008

    Cleaning Up in Parkersburg

    WHO TV/DT (Des Moines) June 2, 2008

    Tornado Cleanup Speeds Up

    WHO TV/DT (Des Moines) June 2, 2008

    Parkersburg—One Week Later

    KGAN-TV CBS 2 (Waterloo) June 1, 2008

    Disaster Relief

    KWWL Channel 7 NBC (Waterloo) June 1, 2008

    Parkersburg One Week Later



    KAAL-TV 6 ABC (Rochester, MN) May 28, 2008

    Cleanup Continues in Parkersburg

Picher, Oklahoma Tornado
    Tulsa World (Tulsa) May 27, 2008

    Disaster Recovery Solutions is helping clean up Picher, for free.

    KODE/KOAM-TV 7 CBS (Joplin, MO) May 15, 2008

    Picher gets help from New York

    KOAM-FOX 14 (Joplin, MO) May 15, 2008

    Disaster Recovery in Picher from New York

    KJRH 2 Works for You NBC (Tulsa) May 15, 2008

    Help for Picher from New York (pdf)

    KOTV News on 6 CBS, Six in the Morning (Tulsa) May 13, 2008

    Helping With Recovery

    KSHB-TV NBC Action News (Kansas City) May 12, 2008

    Storm Death Toll Rises As Cleanup Gets Underway

    KOCO-TV 5 Eyewitness News ABC/CNN (Oklahoma City) May 12, 2008

    Picher: What’s Next For The Town

Ava, Missouri Tornado Arkansas - Floods & Tornados
    KATV-7 ABC (Little Rock, AR) May 4, 2008

    Prairie County Clean Up Begins (pdf)

    Arkansas Democrat Gazette May 1, 2008

    Hauler Uses Own Profits to Remove Storm Debris” by Mike Linn (pdf)

    KARK-4 NBC (Little Rock, AR) April 30, 2008

    Disaster Response Team Arrives in Des Arc (pdf)

    Baxter Bulletin – April 29, 2008

    Cleanup Continues Along Rivers by Frank Wallis (pdf)

    Baxter Bulletin – April 4, 2008

    Norfork Flood Victims Get Helping Hand by Frank Wallis(pdf)

    KATV-7 ABC (Little Rock, AR) March 28, 2008

    Engineers Inspect Levees

Prattville, Alabama Tornado
    Knoxville News Sentinel – February 29, 2008

    Victims, City Picking Up the Pieces After the Storm: by Don Fletcher(pdf)

Lafayette, Tennessee Tornado
    Knoxville News Sentinel – February 29, 2008

    Volunteer Work Serves Serious Need Editorial (pdf)

    Knoxville News Sentinel – February 18, 2008

    Equipped to Help by Morgan Simmons (pdf)

    Associated Press AOL News - February 18, 2008

    Heavy Equipment Operators Pitch in for Storm Relief (pdf)

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