The Eagles' Wings Foundation

Hurricane Floyd marked the inception of The Eagles Wings Foundation, in 1999. Seeing that donations were not reaching victims, that volunteer efforts were chaotic and military relief was not coordinated with private relief, Scott Lewis founded The Eagles Wings Foundation to fill the leadership gap and provide a safe place for private donations. Scott was appointed by the Prime Minister of the Bahamas to the position of Incident Commander for the Abaco Relief Command. The first Eagles Wings leadership team was formed....Read more HISTORY

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Proposed Tier 1 Resource – “Pathfinders”  (ready for National deployment)

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

"Helping to deliver a devastated area from the emergency room to the recovery ward"

The Eagles Wings Foundation, Inc., is a multi faith-based, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit, public foundation set up for aiding disaster victims in the U.S. and the Caribbean region. The Board of Directors is comprised of devout people of many faiths dedicated to ensuring that all donations are used solely for the purpose of meeting the needs of disaster victims.  Eagles Wings has no paid staff or overhead. Office space is donated and all work is done by volunteers, ensuring that ALL donations have the greatest impact on the people we serve.  After 8 years of working with many charitable groups, Eagles Wings now is partnering with Volunteer Florida and Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD).  Eagles Wings will work under the State of Florida’s ESF-15 Officer as part of the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) Pathfinder EMAC Force package.

After every disaster, there is a huge need for someone to coordinate the activities of the unaffiliated volunteers and charities who wish to help so that the rescuers do not become a burden to the disaster victims.  Eagles Wings' "Pathfinders" fill this gap with its own supporting Incident Management Team (IMT) which includes a Task Force Leader, Operations, Planning, Logistics, & Finance Section Chiefs, a medical officer, an IT specialist, a supply depot unit leader, and a military liaison officer. Sample 207 Org Chart of Unified Command.

Team members have disaster management, fire-rescue, and military command experience (see a first of its kind National Response Framework of this unprecedented disaster response resource focused on homebound victims).  A unique GPS mapping software (patent pending) precisely tracks the special needs of victims and separates this unit from any other unit currently in service.

HURRICANE IKE 2008

HURRICANE IKE Images and Data from Orange County Texas Deployment
Click Here for The Full After Action Report (PDF)
In the News... Pathfinder Technology Revolutionizes Hurricane Relief Efforts FireRescue1.com Press Release September 25, 2008 Pathfinders Task Force IAEM Bulletin - Online Edition October 1, 2008

Donations offset the real costs of delivering a skilled team of lead volunteers to disaster areas. God has opened doors to allow the Eagles' Wings team to reach the hardest hit areas by prestaging a rapid integrated response team.

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