Georgia-Pacific's Bucket Brigade initiative is awarding $175,000 in grants to help small town and rural community fire departments across the United States meet their most critical needs. This is the largest amount awarded in the program’s five-year history.

Launched in 2006, the Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade has contributed more than $600,000 to rural and small town fire units in communities with Georgia-Pacific facilities. The program supports firefighters with cash donations for programming and purchasing necessary equipment, and with materials for fire safety education in local schools. This year’s 25 Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade winners were chosen from more than 120 applicants in 23 states.

2010 Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade Grant Winners

• Ashford Fire Department, Ashford, AL, $5,000
• Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department, Clanton, AL, $5,000
• Excel Fire Department, Excel, AL, $10,000
• Flomaton Fire Department, Flomaton, AL, $10,000
• Putnam Volunteer Fire Department, Thomasville, AL, $10,000
• City of Madera Fire Department, Madera, CA, $5,000
• Avalon Volunteer Fire Department, Milton, FL, $10,000
• West Putnam Volunteer Fire Department, Hawthorne, FL, $5,000
• Clay County Volunteer Fire Department, Fort Gaines, GA, $5,000
• Jasper County Fire Department, Monticello, GA, $5,000
• Olive Fire Protection, Livingston, IL, $5,000
• Bluff Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Clinton, LA, $10,000
• New Augusta Volunteer Fire Department, New Augusta, MS, $5,000
• Mooers and South Plattsburgh Fire Departments, Champlain, NY, $5,000
• Climax Fire Department, Climax, NC, $5,000
• Conway Fire Department, Conway, NC, $5,000
• Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Hulbert, OK, $10,000
• Clatskanie Fire Department, Clatskanie, OR, $10,000
• Eagle Fire Company #1, Mt. Wolf, PA, $5,000
• Allendale County Fire and Rescue, Allendale, SC, $5,000
• Sweetwater Fire Department, Sweetwater, TX, $5,000
• Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Department, Ridgeway, VA, $5,000
• Washaugal Volunteer Fire Department, Washaugal, WA, $10,000
• Oconto Falls Fire Department, Oconto Falls, WI, $10,000
• City of Peshtigo Fire Department, Peshtigo, WI, $10,000