In the above photo, Richmond Hill’s Donald Singleton, right, with Deputy Chief Mike Dick on Sept. 2, when Singleton donated a pallet of water to Bryan County Fire and Emergency Services. 

The firefighters have been collecting items ranging from shaving cream and baby wipes to toothbrushes and water for those in Louisiana impacted by Hurricane Ida.

 Thursday, Sept. 9 is the last day to donate items by dropping them off at a county fire station, according to BCES Chief Freddy Howell, and they’ll be “rolling out” and headed to Louisiana by Friday. 

The firefighters have already collected a truckload of supplies, Howell said. “People are good hearted,” he noted. “Even with all the bad we have going on the world, we still have a lot of good people.”