Disaster Aid USA (DAUSA) is a 501-c-3 registered charity incorporated in Washington, D.C on June 12, 2010. It began with one local Rotary Club’s vision to nurture Rotary’s dream of a world absent of pain and suffering by providing humanitarian aid when domestic disasters strike. DAUSA provides immediate relief to those victims when disasters strike, and focuses on rebuilding communities by assessing their needs. Securing and delivering the aid by its Disaster Aid Response Teams (DARTs), while working with the people suffering from the effects caused by the disaster. DAUSA is not a First Responder. Its role is “Mucking and Gutting”, tarping roofs, chain-sawing, debris removal, helping prep meals, and cooking (as examples) from their 15 equipped domestic trailers. DAUSA also has a Response Boat that works with local first responders to rescue survivors from flooded areas.