Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade Grant available

National Volunteer Fire Council

Georgia-Pacific is currently accepting applications for the 2011 Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade™ Grant program. Fire departments in communities that have a Georgia-Pacific facility or where company employees live can apply for a grant to fund needed gear and equipment.

Grant applications must be submitted to your local Georgia-Pacific facility. Apply now, as all applications must be provided by the local facilities to the national headquarters by August 12.

The Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade is a national program that recognizes firefighters in Georgia-Pacific communities for their contributions in making their communities, homes, and workplaces safer. Grants have been used to fund a variety of necessities, including turn-out gear, extrication equipment, vehicle repairs, pumps, hoses and nozzles, and certification programs. In addition to the grants, the program also provides free fire safety educational materials to eligible fire departments upon request.

Since 2006, the Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade program has contributed more than $650,000 to rural and small-town fire departments across the U.S. In 2010, Georgia-Pacific awarded a total of $175,000 in grants to 25 departments. In addition, Georgia-Pacific provided all applicants with a complimentary year-long department membership in the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC).

To learn more about the Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade Program, download the application, and view a listing of Georgia-Pacific communities to see if your department is eligible, visit www.gpbucketbrigade.com.

About Georgia-Pacific
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 more than 45,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North America, South America, and Europe. The familiar consumer tissue brands of Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Sparkle®, Soft 'n Gentle®, Mardi Gras®, So-Dri®, and Vanity Fair®. Dixie Consumer Products LLC, a Georgia-Pacific company, manufactures the Dixie® brand of tabletop products. Georgia-Pacific has long been among the nation’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers, with brands such as Plytanium® plywood, DryPly® water repellent plywood, Ply-Bead® panels, and Wood I Beam™ joists offered by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC and DensArmor Plus® interior drywall, DensGlass™ Exterior Sheathing, and ToughRock® wallboard offered by Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. For more information, visit www.gp.com.