A record 55 fire departments will receive money to purchase urgently needed equipment under Georgia-Pacific’s Bucket Brigade™ grant program this year. Georgia-Pacific recently announced awards totaling $270,000, the largest annual amount since the program began in 2006. The program has now reached the $1.25 million mark in cash grants to fire departments that serve Georgia-Pacific’s facility communities across the country.
佐治亚州太平洋总裁吉姆·汉南（Jim Hannan）表示：“今年，我们收到的桶式旅申请最多，这反映了社区中当地消防部门的巨大需求。”“赠款允许第一回应者更好地确保包括我们社区（包括员工）的人们的安全和保障。”
The grants, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, are based on need and are funded by the Georgia-Pacific Foundation and local Georgia-Pacific facilities. This year’s applicants requested funds to replace items such as worn out protective clothing, cracked helmets, aging hoses and nozzles, and hand-held radios – essential equipment that will help keep fire fighters safer and make their jobs easier.
Georgia-Pacific has partnered with the National Volunteer Fire Council(NVFC) since 2008 to increase awareness about the grant program. Additionally, Georgia-Pacific gives all grant applicants free NVFC memberships, which provides access to tools, resources, programs, and advocacy for first-responders across the nation.
NVFC执行董事Heather Schafer表示：“ NVFC很高兴与佐治亚太平洋公司合作，该公司已向当地志愿者的第一救助者社区捐赠了近150万美元的赠款，消防安全教育材料和会员资格。”“这种支持在帮助部门保护他们所服务的社区方面有很长的路要走。”
The fire departments receiving grants this year span 21 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The timing of the grants coincides with National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 6-12, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
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Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs approximately 35,000 people worldwide. Georgia-Pacific is a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc., a privately-owned company headquartered in Wichita, KS. Both companies have a strong tradition of focused community investment in communities where they have operations.
