Anheuser-Busch said it is donating 1.5 million cans of clean drinking water to volunteer fire departments across the nation this summer in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC).
Anheuser-Busch is set to begin deliveries early this summer – distributing emergency drinking water to more than 420 volunteer fire departments across 48 states. As the wildfire season expands year after year, clean drinking water remains essential in addressing firefighters’ critical hydration needs.
“We seek opportunities that leverage our unique capabilities, reach and relationships to make a positive and lasting impact on the communities where we live and work,” said Colleen Lucas, vp-corporate social responsibility at Anheuser-Busch. “Our emergency drinking water program is the perfect embodiment of this formula, as it activates our vast production and distribution capabilities and our expansive network of wholesaler partners. We’re proud to share this program with the National Volunteer Fire Council and continue supporting its heroic volunteers across the country.”
In addition to the emergency drinking water program, the Anheuser-Busch Foundation has also recently donated $200,000 to the NVFC in support of our nation’s first responders.
With volunteers comprising 67% of firefighters in the United States, they are local communities’ first line of defense in a range of emergencies. The pandemic underscored the importance of volunteer responders even more as they continued to be there for their communities, putting their own health at risk while often operating with limited resources and staffing.