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Houston area firefighters regularly battle severe and sometimes life threatening fires to protect people and property. When KBR learned that there was a need for equipment to aid first responders, the company's young professional group, IMPACT, which raises charitable funds through its annual charity golf tournament, made a $100,000 donation from the golf tournament proceeds to the Houston Fire Department (HFD) towards the purchase of Blitzfire nozzles, an innovative piece of safety equipment for firefighters.

KBR’s President and CEO, Stuart Bradie, speaks at a press conference where KBR presented a $100,000 donation to the Houston Fire Department.

The Blitzfire is designed to assist firefighters in deploying an aggressive fire attack, while allowing firefighters to remove themselves from harm's way. Houston Fire Department trucks throughout the city have now been outfitted with the nozzle, thanks to KBR's generous donation.

KBR and HFD held a join press conference this spring at a downtown Houston fire department. Stuart Bradie, KBR President and CEO, along with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, and Interim Fire Chief Rodney West all made remarks in front of a number of local news stations.

As the press conference was taking place, HFD had a dangerous four alarm fire, where the Blitzfire nozzles purchased by KBR were deployed; displaying the importance of the donation and the immediate impact on the safety and wellbeing of local first responders.

KBR’s President and CEO, Stuart Bradie (center right) with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (center left) present Blitzfire nozzles, an innovative piece of safety equipment for firefighters.

"KBR is pleased to build upon our longstanding relationship with and support for the City of Houston and Houston Fire Department," said Stuart Bradie. "At KBR, we believe that Zero Harm is achievable and that is also our goal for Houston firefighters with the help of these new tools. We are immensely grateful to our firefighters and all first responders for their essential service to our community," Bradie continued.

Across the country, KBR's IMPACT chapter in Wilmington, Delaware has also been active in the community. The Wilmington IMPACT chapter hosted the 6th annual BBQ and Basket Raffle in May in support of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Over 190 KBR employees purchased tickets to the BBQ which was hosted on the lawn of the KBR office.

KBR’s young professional group hosted a BBQ in Wilmington, Delaware to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Various KBR departments in the Wilmington office contributed to the cause by preparing the gift baskets for raffle with themes like "Fun in the Sun" which included a camping tent, fishing pole, cooler, and fire pit. Other items like an iPad and television were also raffled off as part of electronic themed baskets. The BBQ event and individual donations have topped $2,400 which will be sent directly to St. Jude to support their mission of finding cures and saving children from cancer and other deadly diseases.

Team KBR placed 11th among 45 teams in a dragon boat race along the Thames, raising money for charity.

In the U.K., KBR employees recently participated in a Dragon Boat race organized by the Rotary Club in Kingston, which raised over £40,000 last year for various charities through team sponsorships. This year KBR raised money for the Queen Elizabeth Foundation (QEF), a leading disability charity working with people with physical and learning disabilities to help them gain new skills and increase independence for life.

KBR has participated in this event several times, rowing against other companies and groups along the Thames. Hundreds of competitors battle it out on the river to determine who makes it into the exciting eight boat final for the Challenge Cup.

Team KBR placed 11th among the 45 teams that were participating.

Team KBR raised money for the Queen Elizabeth Foundation (QEF), a leading charity working with people with physical and learning disabilities. At KBR, we consider it a privilege to support and strengthen the communities where we live and work. We applaud our young professionals and all employees at KBR that generously give their time and money to these worthy causes.