CHARLESTON, S.C. -

Just last October, Superstorm Sandy rocked the Eastern Seaboard, and many emergency responders risked their lives to help communities recover and return to normalcy.

In appreciation of the work the firefighters of Brooklyn, N.Y., have shown in the wake of the storm, the American Auto Auction Group has donated a 15-passenger van to the Friends of Firefighters located in Brooklyn.

The van is a 2010 Ford E-350 and was donated to the Friends of Firefighters by the American Auto Auction Group and its member auctions: Auctions in Motion, Badger State Auto Auction, Charleston Auto Auction, Mid-South Auto Auction, Texas Lone Star Auto Auction and the Your Auction Auto Auctions. 

The Friends of Firefighters is a nonprofit organization that was started in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, in an effort to support active and retired firefighters.

“The firefighters of New York City were instrumental in the evacuation and rescue efforts during the storm and the resulting relief efforts; the Friends of Firefighters set up numerous distribution centers to support not only the firemen, but also their families, which allowed the firemen to provide the great level of support to the affected communities which they did,” AAAG officials shared.