Anheuser-Busch and The Lewis Bear Company are joining forces with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to deliver more than 2,352 cans of emergency drinking water to the Baker Fire District in Baker, FL as part of the brewer’s larger effort to provide 1.5 million cans to volunteer fire departments across the country.
This donation will prepare local volunteer firefighters with vital resources ahead of the annual summer wildfire season, rather than waiting for disaster to strike. The continued partnership builds on Anheuser-Busch’s longstanding history of showing up for its communities and demonstrates its deep appreciation for the first responders who help to keep them safe.
Across the country, 65 percent of firefighters — typically the first line of defense in local emergencies — are volunteers, often with limited department budgets for critical supplies. Anheuser-Busch’s water donations allow these departments to free up limited resources for other expenses or equipment needed to keep their force prepared to respond to any emergency or disaster. Produced and canned by Anheuser-Busch breweries, the 1.5 million cans of emergency drinking water will be distributed to over 630 volunteer fire departments (VFDs) across 44 states.
Anheuser-Busch’s breweries in Cartersville, Georgia and Fort Collins, Colorado periodically pause beer production each year to can clean, safe emergency drinking water to support disaster relief efforts. Since 1988, Anheuser-Busch has donated more than 93 million cans of clean drinking water to U.S. communities affected by natural disasters and other crises. Learn more about Anheuser-Busch’s partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council at www.nvfc.org/water.
