2009 -2010 Bucket Brigade
Drive Results

The 4th Annual Bucket Brigade Competition was a great success! Over 40 fire departments participated with a total of 1471 blood donors.


Top 5 Departments:
Windsor Fire Department - 175 donors
Geyserville Fire Department - 130 donors
Lakeport Fire Department - 119 donors
Healdsburg Fire Department - 96 donors
CAL Fire Petaluma and Wilmar Volunteer Fire - 68 donors

Thank you for your participation and care!

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Press Release of 4th Annual Bucket Brigade Blood Drive

Local Fire Departments Come Together in Friendly Competition to Collect Lifesaving Blood for Patients in Need

Santa Rosa, CA (December 1, 2009) Fire departments around Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino counties have come together again to participate in Blood Bank of the Redwoods’ 4th Annual Bucket Brigade during November, December and January. Participating fire departments will recruit community members, colleagues, friends and family to donate lifesaving blood in an effort to collect the most blood and win the Bucket Brigade Trophy. The competition will help blood inventory levels during the winter months, which are greatly effected by seasonal illnesses, weather conditions and family travels.

Last year 40 fire departments competed in 34 blood drives with a total of 1155 participating donors. The 3rd Annual Bucket Brigade Trophy was proudly carried away by Geyserville Fire Department, who won the contest with 102 donors. We are very thankful to all of our donors for their care and continued support toward local patients and Blood Bank of the Redwoods!
The notion of a Bucket Brigade originates from the Great London Fire of 1666, where lines of townspeople created “brigades” and passed buckets of water from the town’s water source to the fires that threatened their community. This contemporary Bucket Brigade brings our community together in the same way, not to fight fire but to save lives through blood donation.

Participating Fire Stations:
Anderson Valley Fire Department, Brooktrails FD, CAL Fire & Cloverdale FD, CAL Fire & Wilmar VFD, CAL Fire Napa, CAL Fire Ukiah, Covelo VFD, Forestville FD, Fort Bragg FD, Geyserville FPD, Glen Ellen FD, Goldridge FD, Graton FD, Healdsburg FD, Kenwood FPD, Lakeport FD, Lakeville FD and San Antonio VFC, Little Lake FD, Long Valley FPD, Mendocino FPD, Middletown FD and CAL Fire, Occidental FD, Petaluma FD, Rancho Adobe FPD, Redwood Coast FD, Redwood Valley-Calpella FD, Rincon Valley FD, Rohnert Park DPS, Russian River FPD, Santa Rosa FD, Sebastopol FD, Sonoma Developmental Center FD, Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue, South Coast FD, Ukiah FD, Ukiah Valley FD, Windsor FPD

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