The Long Beach Fire Department will host two blood drives at two different locations until 2:15PM today.

In cooperation with the American Red Cross, the LBFD’s blood donation stations are at the following locations:

Site: Long Beach Fire Department Headquarters Parking Lot
Address: 3205 Lakewood Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90808
Room Name: Bloodmobile
Date: January 14
Time: 8:00AM – 2:15PM

Site: Long Beach Fire Department Regional Training Center
Address: 2249 Argonne Ave., Long Beach, CA.
Room Name: Training Room 1
Date: January 14
Time: 8:00AM – 2:15PM

Walk-in blood donations are welcome, and wait times are expected to be minimal at the Training Center location.

All donors will get a free “Battle of the Badges” T-shirt.

“The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime,” the LBFD said in a statement.