Green River Star -

Community members are familiar with being asked to bleed green, but now they are being asked to support a cause they might not be so familiar with -- bleed for a badge.

For the first time, Green River emergency response teams will compete in the Battle of the Badges, a blood drive supporting emergency responders in Sweetwater County.

Tom Murphy, City of Green River Fire Prevention Chief, said last year Rock Springs hosted a Battle of the Badge between its emergency-response teams, including the Rock Springs Police Department, Rock Springs Fire Department and Sweetwater County Sheriff’s De...