City of South Hutchinson
SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — On Monday, the South Hutchinson Fire Department received a donation of canned emergency drinking water from Anheuser-Busch via their local distributor, City Beverage.
The water will help maintain firefighter hydration during long incidents or disasters like wildfires.
The pallet of water with 98 cases will be divided among the following departments:
South Hutchinson Fire
Reno/Kingman Joint Dist. 1
Reno County Dist. 3
Reno County Dist. 4
Reno County Dist. 6
Reno County Dist. 7
Reno County Dist. 8
Reno County Dist. 9
Reno/Harvey Joint Dist. 2
South Hutchinson Assistant Fire Chief Shae Barajas-Brooks applied for the Emergency Drinking Water for Wildland Firefighters Program through the National Volunteer Fire Council earlier this year.
With the donation, each department will receive approximately 240 cans of water. The departments provide protection to over 22,000 residents covering approximately 1200 square miles.
"Cancer is the leading cause of Line of Duty Deaths, but overexertion, cardiac arrest and heat stroke caused 52% of the overall deaths in 2020 per the NFPA," Barajas-Brooks said in a release. "With this donation from Anheuser-Busch and the National Volunteer Fire Council, each truck will be stocked with clean water to keep our men and women hydrated and healthy and ready to function during critical times. We greatly appreciate Anheuser-Busch's commitment to our first responders."
Since 1988, Anheuser-Busch has donated more than 90 million cans of emergency drinking water to communities impacted by natural disasters and other crises.
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