Firefighters in the Ukraine received a donation from fire departments in Collin County this week.

The McKinney Fire Department announced in a May 4 news release that 17 donated helmets arrived overseas from departments across the county.

Collin County resident Sergii Nozhka contacted McKinney Mayor George Fuller in April after learning that his cousin, a Ukrainian firefighter, needed equipment. Shortly after, the city requested supplies. Contributions came from McKinney, Lavon, Weston and Princeton fire departments, according to the release.

“The fire service goes beyond politics and borders,” McKinney Fire Chief Danny Kistner said in the release. “It is a family, and we are honored to have been able to help firefighters in the Ukraine as they struggle to do their jobs.”