Blood Assurance and the Catoosa County Fire Department will be holding a public blood drive on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from noon until 5:30 p.m. in honor of the Walker State Prison Station 8 Fire Chief Matthew Mann. Mr. Mann was driving a prison van on Jan. 19, on Georgia State Route 27 when the van was struck in a head-on collision. The Chief suffered multiple leg and arm fractures along with internal bleeding and was immediately transported to Erlanger Health System. The blood drive in Mann’s honor will be located at the Catoosa County Fire Department at 5282 Evitt Street, Ringgold, Ga.