Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade(TM) Supports Community Firefighters

Grants initiative reaches one-half million dollars

ATLANTA, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- October is the true beginning of fall. School
is in full swing, communities are filled with the sounds and activities of
weekend sporting events and festivals.

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October is also National Fire Prevention month and the time when
Georgia-Pacific - through its Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade(TM) initiative -
thanks the selfless members of local community fire departments across the
United States who battle blazes, perform dangerous rescues, contain hazardous
spills and educate children on fire safety. Many of these units do their work
with aging, failing equipment or without the specialized gear they need, and
many do it without getting paid.

"We appreciate the work that volunteer and small town fire departments do in
our facility communities all across this country," said Jim Hannan, CEO and
President, Georgia-Pacific. "Because many of our employees also serve as
volunteer firefighters, we understand the demands on these units and their
need for equipment and financial support. The Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade
program allows us to show our appreciation for the essential services they
provide."

The Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade is a national program that recognizes the
contributions of fire departments in communities with Georgia-Pacific
facilities. Launched in 2006, the initiative has contributed approximately
$500,000 to rural and small town fire units across the United States. The
program supports firefighters with product and cash donations for programming
and purchasing necessary equipment, and safety education materials for
presentations in local schools. This year's 24 Georgia-Pacific Bucket
Brigade winners were chosen from more than 100 applicants in 28 states.

The program is meeting critical needs during a time in which increased demand
for volunteer firefighters is putting additional strains on available
resources to equip them. Volunteers comprise 72 percent of all firefighters in
the United States, according to the National Volunteer Fire Council and the
National Fire Protection Association. Of the total estimated 1,148,800
volunteer and paid firefighters across the country, 825,450 are volunteers.

More than 100 departments applied for the grants, with the following final
recipients being chosen:

Department Location Grant Amount
---------- -------- ------------
Lambeth Community Volunteer Fire Flomaton, Ala.
Department $10,000
Cooterneck Fire Department Fordyce, Ark. $5,000
Gurdon Fire Department Gurdon, Ark. $7,000
Hamburg Fire Department Hamburg, Ark. $10,000
Francis Volunteer Fire Department Palatka, Fla. $10,000
City of Rincon Fire Department Rincon, Ga. $10,000
Springfield Fire Department Springfield, Ga. $10,000
Slaughter Fire Department Slaughter, La. $10,000
Duluth Fire Department Duluth, Minn. $5,000
Arlington Volunteer Fire Department Beaumont, Miss. $10,000
Lawrence County Volunteer Fire
Department Monticello, Miss. $2,500
Sontag Volunteer Fire Department Sontag, Miss. $7,500
Lyon Mountain Volunteer Fire Lyon Mountain, N.Y.
Department $5,000
Milford, N.J. Fire Department Milford, N.J. $5,000
Farmer Volunteer Fire Department Asheboro, N.C. $5,000
Pickaway Township Fire Department Circleville, Ohio $5,000
Brushy Mountain Volunteer Fire Muskogee, Okla.
Department $10,000
Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Bradford, Penn.
Department $5,000
Hollywood Fire Department Saluda, S.C. $5,000
Moncks Corner Rural Fire Department Moncks Corner, S.C. $5,000
Jarratt Volunteer Fire Department Jarratt, Va. $5,000
Town of Buchanan Fire Department Buchanan, Wis. $5,000
Abrams Fire Department Appleton, Wis. $10,000
Big Horn County Fire Protection Lovell, Wyo.
District #1 $5,000

Headquartered at 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(TM)
joists offered by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC and DensArmor Plus®
interior drywall, DensGlass® Sheathing and ToughRock® wallboard offered by
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. For more information, visit www.gp.com.

SOURCE Georgia-Pacific

James Malone of Georgia-Pacific, +1-404-652-6031