Corpus Christi Fire Chief Robert Rocha accepted the 11^th annual Guns & Hoses trophy in a presentation at the Fire Department head quarters Monday morning.

The Guns & Hoses competition is an annual blood drive that started July 9, this year. The friendly competition is between the area law enforcement and area fire departments in an effort to encourage the public to donate to the Coastal Bend Blood Center.

The Coastal Bend Blood Center is an independent non-profit community based blood center. The Coastal Bend Blood Center recognized the law enforcement and fire department agencies at an awards presentation in which Corpus Christi Fire Chief Robert Rocha accepted the trophy from Blood Center Representative Leticia Mondragon.

The area fire departments that participated in the blood drive are the Corpus Christi Refinery Terminal Fire Company, The Corpus Christi Fire Department, The Naval Air Station Fire & Emergency Services, The Robstown Fire Department, and the Kingsville Fire Department. The Fire Departments combined effort collected 283 units of blood.

The area law enforcement that participated in the blood drive are local border patrol, the Corpus Christi Police Department, Sheriff’s Office, and Department of Public Safety. The law enforcement combined effort collected 216 units of blood.

The Corpus Christi Police Department thank all who participated in this event to raise 499 units of blood for the patients and hospitals in the Coastal Bend!