One pallet of emergency drinking water is being donated by Anheuser-Busch to Geary County Rural Fire. The supply consists of 98 cases or 2,352 cans of water.
Company Representative for Anheuser-Busch, Ben Rowe noted that the their goal this summer is to distribute about two and a half million cans to more than 600 volunteer fire departments across the country.
Rowe noted that the water can be used for any emergencies. "If there's any wildfire, or just any disaster that the firemen could use it for their drinking purposes to keep them hydrated while serving our communities here in the area." The water will be delivered Friday.
That water is being sourced from Anheuser Busch breweries in Cartersville, Georgia and Fort Collins, Col.
Volunteers account for more than two-thirds of firefighters in the United States and can be their communities' first line of defense in a range of emergencies.