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Food & hydration
Water, electrolyte drinks, snacks, and meals for first responders and people affected by emergencies.
Oklahoma Response • Volunteer powered
When our neighbors need help,
help us show up.
Volunteer-powered hydration, responder rehabilitation, and incident support for communities and first responders across 15 central Oklahoma counties.
Our current appeal: our first supply trailer and equipment to bring water, food, and a place to rest and recover to emergency scenes.
Rooted in Norman. Expanding support across central Oklahoma.
Support belongs on scene.
From our field photo collection. See the people and work your gift supports.
Volunteer-led/Donor-supported
Water, food & recovery/Practical relief
No charge for services/Community support
01What your support makes possible
Practical help. When it matters.
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Responder rehabilitation
Hydration, food, and rest-area support for crews working long incidents.
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Incident support & logistics
Supplies, transport assistance, and UAV support coordinated with requesting agencies.
Put your support to work
Choose the fund you want to support.
The trailer fund builds our first supply trailer and its equipment. The general operations fund covers the supplies and running costs of our next response. Each gift stays with the fund you choose.
First Supply Trailer Fund
More supplies. More help.
Your gift helps purchase our first supply trailer and the equipment needed to deliver hydration supplies and support responder rest and recovery during emergency operations.
$10,000fundraising goal
What this goal supports
- Trailer: a dedicated way to carry supplies and equipment to the communities we serve.
- Hydration equipment: equipment to transport and distribute water and hydration beverages.
- Responder rehabilitation equipment: equipment to help set up a place to rest and recover during emergency operations.
First Supply Trailer Fund only
General Operations Fund
Support the next response
Support supplies, fuel, maintenance, training, and other operating needs so the team can answer the next request for help.
A gift of $10, $25, $50, or any amount you choose stays with general operations.
Give to general operationsGeneral Operations Fund only
Secure checkout opens on PayPal. Oklahoma Response is the registered trade name of Oklahoma Aerial Search & Rescue, so that name may appear during checkout.
02From our activity log
See the work behind the mission.
October 17, 2026
OU vs Kentucky game day support
Volunteers provided hydration to responders and fans and helped patrons return to their vehicles during the game.
September 19, 2026
OU vs New Mexico game day support
Volunteers provided hydration to responders and fans and helped patrons return to their vehicles during the game.
September 13, 2026
Noble wildfire
The team established rehab, coordinated hot food with the American Red Cross, and provided thermal drone support for fire crews.
September 9, 2026
McLoud wildfire
Volunteers supported rehab, staging, fuel, and reunification operations, with water, Gatorade, and food for responders and displaced residents.
Our organization
A local mission. A wider reach.
Oklahoma Response is the registered trade name of Oklahoma Aerial Search & Rescue (OASRT), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We support citizens in our listed service counties and first responders with disaster relief, hydration, food, rehabilitation support, equipment, and logistics.
We partner with the Norman Emergency Response Volunteer Team (NERVT), whose service began in 2004. NERVT continues to exist, and its members also participate in our organization. OASRT provides fundraising, equipment, and administrative support.
Field deployments are coordinated with requesting agencies. Volunteers work within their training and assigned roles under the applicable incident organization.
Independent nonprofit support, connected by a shared commitment to our communities.
Our service area
Serving citizens and
first responders.
Our focus remains Norman as we expand support to citizens and first responders in these 15 Oklahoma counties. Deployments are coordinated with requesting agencies and depend on available personnel and resources.
- Caddo
- Canadian
- Cleveland
- Garvin
- Grady
- Kingfisher
- Lincoln
- Logan
- McClain
- Murray
- Oklahoma
- Pontotoc
- Pottawatomie
- Seminole
- Stephens
Agency or event support inquiries? Call and email details for requesting departments are on our department support page.
For an emergency, call 911.
15 counties · Central OklahomaNorman HQ
03Community support
Community support keeps us ready.
Thank you to the individuals and businesses contributing supplies, funding, and time to this work.
Niagara Bottling
PepsiCo
Liquid I.V.
Recognition is appreciation, not an endorsement or a role in operational decisions.
You can be part of the next response.
Give what you can. Share the mission. Help us bring supplies and support to the people who need them.
04Board members wanted
Bring your experience. Help build our future.
We are recruiting people who can secure donations, manage donor support, and strengthen nonprofit governance. Attorneys interested in board service or separate pro bono support are also welcome.