is deadly serious. Kingfisher Fire Department (represented by Chief Tony Stewart, left) and Kingfisher Police Department (represented by Chief Dennis Baker) are competing again to see who can collect the most units of blood and take home the traveling trophy in the annual Boots & Badges Blood Drive, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building. Both departments see the need first-hand for life-saving blood donations. All blood types are needed but the demand for O-negative donors is particularly high. Donation appointment times can be reserved by calling the Oklahoma Blood Institute at (877) 340-8777 or visiting online at obi.org .

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