2026 DripDrop Hydration Giveback Campaign
Pannell, Donald
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and DripDrop Hydration are partnering through the DripDrop Hydration Giveback Campaign to provide 200,000 sticks of DripDrop electrolyte drink mix that will be donated to volunteer fire departments. The entry period is now open through June 30th.
Selected departments will receive either one or two cases of DripDrop electrolyte powder, depending on department size. A minimum of 1,000 departments will receive a product donation. To be eligible to enter, departments must meet the following criteria:
- At least one member of the department must be an active member of the NVFC. Member name and email address used for NVFC portal login must be provided.
- The department must be over 50% volunteer; paid on-call is considered volunteer.
- The department must be located in the U.S. and legally organized under state law.
- A physical address must be provided for shipping; product cannot be shipped to P.O. Boxes. Entries with a P.O. Box will be disqualified.
- Recipients must use the donation for the benefit of their department and not for any other purpose; cannot be resold.
- Recipients agree that their department name, details from application, and photo may be used in media by DripDrop and the NVFC for the purposes of promoting the program.
- Only one application will be accepted per department; any subsequent applications received for that department are ineligible.
DripDrop works to replenish lost fluids and electrolytes quickly. Note that priority consideration will be given to departments that respond to wildfires and did not receive a donation in 2025.
The application period closes at noon ET on June 30. Enter at https://dripdrop.com/pages/nvfc-2026.
In service,
Donald Pannell, M.S., EFO
Fire Management Consultant
UT Municipal Technical Advisory Service
Office: (865) 974-0411
Mobile: (901) 233-1434
