CITY OF KINGMAN
The Kingman and Stafford fire departments recently each received a donation of a pallet of cans of water from Budweiser. The cans are a donation of clean drinking water courtesy of Budweiser and the National Volunteer Fire Council.
According to the National Volunteer Fire Council Anheuser-Busch periodically pauses beer production to can emergency drinking water to be ready lend a hand during natural disasters and other crises.
Building on this commitment, the brewer teamed up with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) in 2019 to create the Emergency Drinking Water for Wildland Firefighters program.
Keeping firefighters hydrated during long incidents or disasters such as wildfires is a critical need for fire departments, yet many volunteer departments struggle with limited budget and resources. To help departments meet this need, Anheuser-Busch will donate 1.5 million cans of clean drinking water in 2025 to prepare local volunteer firefighters with vital resources ahead of the annual summer wildfire season, rather than waiting until after disaster strikes.
Since the partnership with the NVFC began, 10.4 million cans of water have been distributed to over 3,100 departments across almost all 50 states. That amount of water equals nearly $1.3 million in cost savings for local departments.