Elkhart Fire Department celebrated St. Patricks Day by dyeing the Elkhart River green
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Elkhart firefighter Phil Shank pours dye into the Elkhart River Saturday March 16, 2013 across from the main fire station. For the third year the city fire department dyed the river green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
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The Elkhart River is dyed green at the waterfall along Waterfall Drive Saturday March 16, 2013. For the third year in a row the Elkhart Fire Department dyed the river green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
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Elkhart firefighter Kevin Lehmann pours dye into the Elkhart River across from the main station Saturday March 16, 2013. For the third year the city fire department dyed the river green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
(Truth Photo By J. Tyler Klassen)



Elkhart firefighter Phil Shank pours dye into the Elkhart River Saturday March 16, 2013 across from the main fire station. For the third year the city fire department dyed the river green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
(Truth Photo By J. Tyler Klassen)



Spectators, standing on the Elkhart Ave. bridge watch the green Elkhart River flow past Saturday March 16, 2013. The Elkhart Fire Department dyed the river green for the third year as a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
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Derek Erquhart (left) and Lee Fraiw walk along Waterfall Drive Saturday March 16, 2013 as they play the bagpipes. The two firefighters played the bag pipes as the Elkhart River was dyed green by the Elkhart Fire Department. Fraiw is a firefighter with the Clay Township Department and Erquhart is a firefighter with the South Bend Fire Department.
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About 50 people watched as firefighters changed the color of the river on Saturday, March 16. The department used the ladder on Truck 18 to reach further out across the river at the waterfall across from the main fire station.
The department used 10 gallons of the biodegradeable dye to achieve the effect, according to Lt. Jim Rodino.












