They spend their days saving lives out on the streets and now they are answering the call in another way, by donating blood.

Emergency service workers are challenging each other and the public to get out and donate blood from now until October 31, as part of the Sirens for Life campaign.

Over the next few months representatives from Kelowna Fire and Rescue Services, Kelowna RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services will be asking the public to donate blood in support of one of the emergency teams as a fun competition to increase donations.

Emergency service workers often see the need for blood firsthand. It can take up to 50 donors to help save the life of just one person who has been in a motor vehicle accident.

At just eight-years-old Maddux Elson already knows the importance of donating blood to save lives. Last year he became a blood champion by hosting blood drives and using social media to reach out to the community and ask them to lend their arm.

香蕉视频直播淢y dad was a blood recipient more than 24-years-ago and in fact the only reason I am here today is because of blood donors,香蕉视频直播� said Elson from the Canadian Blood Services Kelowna location. 香蕉视频直播淢y dad couldn香蕉视频直播檛 be here today because for the last six months he has been in Regina at 香蕉视频直播榙epo.香蕉视频直播� On Aug. 21 he graduated and now is a member of the RCMP.香蕉视频直播�

Elson will host his own blood drive on Sept. 30 where his dad along with a few other first responders, and he asks the public to also join.