Representatives from Flint Hills Beverage delivered a pallet of canned drinking water Wednesday afternoon to Riley County Fire District No. 1, as part of Anheuser-Busch’s disaster relief program.
The donated water will be used to keep volunteer firefighters hydrated and healthy during the upcoming spring wildland fire season. March and April is typically when the department responds to the highest number of calls annually.
In a statement, Riley County Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Russel Stukey expressed gratitude for the donation and says the drinking water will be distributed to each of the 15 fire stations to be used during training exercises and firefighting activities.
Anheuser-Busch teamed up with the National Volunteer Fire Council in 2019 to establish the Emergency Drinking Water for Wildland Firefighters program.
