of knowing at the time that his life was about to depend on an unusual act of philanthropy, the donation of a special piece of equipment that came about in a very unusual chain of events. >> francisco tuttle was saved by a pickle bucket? >> in one way or another. >> yeah. >> brothers chris and robert sorenson are former firefighters who founded a national chain of sandwich shops called firehouse subs. their connection to francisco tuttle and the pickle bucket we were talking about had its roots dating back five years to the aftermath of hurricane katrina. >> we were given these, you know, these people that have lost everything a hot plate of food and half of them are breaking down crying. >> reporter: that happened in pearlington, mississippi. virtually wiped out by the storm. the sorenson brothers drove in food and supplies, not feeling like that was enough, they decided to give the town a used fire truck they found on ebay.