Gibsonville Fire captain Ryan Chambers and his girlfriend drove 18 hours down to Charlotte County, Fla. last Friday after Hurricane Ian ripped through the area.
Chambers said as soon as he found out where the storm was headed, he quickly collected money and went and bought supplies to take down to help. "You could never prepare yourself for what you’re going to find,” he said.
After Hurricane Ian with Nearly 140 mile per hour wind gusts rolled through Fort Myers, Fla.
"It kind of caught this area by surprise,” Chambers said. "We knew there was going to be really drastic cleanup."
So he went to social media asking for donations in order to take supplies down to the area to help a friend who helps others with a nonprofit he started aiding first responders.