The Mission
From Kerrville floods to wildfire relief, the gap between disaster and professional response is measured in hours — sometimes days. Communities don't have that kind of time. Veterans do have the training, discipline, and mission mindset to close that gap.
The Disaster Response Task Force gives veterans the certification and call sign to do what they already know how to do: lead under pressure, move logistics in chaos, and put their communities first.
The Collaboration
No single organization can build a disaster response squadron alone. This is what it looks like when authority, field operations, network, and mission line up behind a single objective.
Authority
Texas Department of Emergency Management
Sets the standard. TDEM provides the CERT framework, credentialing, and statewide coordination that lets our team operate alongside professional responders during state-activated emergencies.
Field Operations
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Leads the ground. TPWD Game Wardens are state peace officers running water rescue, wildfire response, and search operations across rural and natural areas. Our responders deploy in support during state-activated incidents.
Network
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Connects the people. The VFW's Post network across Texas is how we recruit, vet, and place trained responders into the communities that already know them.
Mission
Grunt Style Foundation
Drives the mission. GSF is a national leader in logistical and operational resourcing for veteran response — and our Irreverent Warriors community, 60,000 veterans strong across all 50 states, is where responders stay sharp, stay connected, and stay mission-ready between activations.
The Training
CERT — Community Emergency Response Team — is a FEMA-recognized program that trains civilians to safely support professional responders during disasters in their own communities. Members complete certification across four core areas:
Hazard assessment, incident command, and how teams plug into existing emergency response structures without getting in the way.
Safe search techniques, structural triage, and victim extraction in compromised environments.
Triage, basic trauma care, and treatment principles for mass-casualty scenarios when professional medical resources are overwhelmed.
Fire chemistry, suppression techniques, and utility shutoff to contain small fires before they become catastrophic.
Why Veterans
Veterans have something most first responders take years to build — discipline under pressure, logistics in chaos, and a mission mindset that doesn't quit when conditions get hard. CERT gives them the certification.
The Task Force gives them the call sign.
Step Up
Drop your name. Program lead Greg Brannan will reach out with training schedule, location, and onboarding for the next cohort. No experience required — just willingness to serve.
Questions? Reach Greg directly at greg.brannan@gruntstyle.com
“The mission didn't end when the uniform came off. It just changed addresses.”