23/March/2018 – Recruit School Graduation      

Station # 2 Firefighter Blake Drew graduated from the Bluffton Recruit School Friday 23-March. The graduation was held at Lowcountry Baptist Church in Bluffton and was sponsored by the Bluffton Fire Dept. Twenty one recruits successfully completed the 11 weeks of training. The course exceeds the NFPA Firefighter II curriculum and participants are certified as Medical First Responders, Basic Firefighter, FLAG, HazMat Ops, IFSAC Firefighter I and II and Auto Extrication. The church auditorium was packed with family members and dignitaries. Blake’s father and Colleton County Fire Commissioner, SG Drew pinned his badge during the ceremony. Blake has grown up around the Fire Service following in the footsteps of his father and brother. Blake has served as an Explorer with Colleton County since he was 14 years old and as a firefighter since reaching the age of 18. Blake will begin is full-time fire service career with the Bluffton Township Fire-Rescue Department Monday 26-March. The Keynote Speaker was Hilton Head Deputy Chief Chris Blankenship.