henriville, indiana. reporter: the echo of chain saws cuts through henriville, a community all sered to its core. mother nature may have delivered the first violent shock, but the fight here is far from over. an army of volunteers pulling out and piling up what they can. the weapons in this war to survive include front loaders, backhoes, and at times along the front lines of this disaster, the battle is hand to hand combat. people from everywhere are coming to help. just the fact that in a time like this that people can really just come, people that don t know each other can come and help and bring what resources they have. reporter: many are drawn here because they understand the possibility that they could be next. it s incredible. by the grace of god, ten miles south and it would have been me. i couldn t imagine all my things laying all over the ground. i couldn t. reporter: looking for anything that might seem normal in this mess, a handful of survivors gathered