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Grayson slowly drove his specially equipped co as left of the road as well as he could, avoiding, where possible, the cracks and cavities in the formerly well-paved surface—as well as sohts helped hiainst So did the few but helpful lights on re the roadside

That nitude, had been centered around here, so he had taken it upon hih his stafffor him

Right now, he had to traverse as left of this hway as best he could It ho he was, his responsibility, his calling

And more He had founded, and continued to run, First Hand First Responders His sency employed dedicated first responders who assisted official responders in the police and fire departanizations in Mustang Valley And FHFR anizations were understaffed in this area

Grayson had been at his co Nothe owned in town, fortunately, although the walls had swayed around him and some items on top of desks and shelves had been thrown to the floor

Calls and police radio co in to the office fro its priencies

Apparently the structures housing the police and fire departnificantly, a good thing Sa with local schools, fros in town had suffered danificant, particularly in older areas As had a bunch of homes,

And who knehat people were out and about and er?

That took first responders to find out And the authorities who called had requested their help—extensively and immediately

Grayson’s staff included an eency medical technician, EMT—Norah Fellini—as well as Pedro Perez, a forhter, and Chad Eilbert, a forround, and just happened to still have his well-trained search and rescue dog Winchell as his partner

They’d all been in the FHFR offices, too, when the help requests had started conments based on what he’d heard fro suspicions of where injuries, , primarily in city areas that were not close to don, and therefore most in need of attention from extra first responders

They had all driven off in their vehicles si special equipment such as defibrillators to help to save people’s lives Pedro had a portable fire hose with a pump system in his vehicle And Chad also had special safety equipment for Winchell

Then Grayson had made some calls himself Fortunately, the exclusive, upscale Colton property, Rattlesnake Ridge Ranch—where he still livedparents and siblings—had been spared any dae

He’d thrown on his bright neon green first responder vest over his long-sleeved T-shirt and heavily pocketed black pants