The primary responsibility of a fire department is to the safety of its members and the public. Due to weather forecast and after consulting a meteorologist, we feel it is best to cancel our parade tonight. The national weather service has posted a severe thunderstorm watch until 10pm. While we know there is only a 40% chance of severe thunderstorms hitting our area… If they do hit, they hit that area 100% and that is a situation we would not want to put the public nor the participants in danger should they strike during or just pre/post-parade.
However, we have a lot of food that needs to get consumed. We will be cooking at the firehouse for anyone that wants to come over and join us. We will have food and soda throughout the evening available for anyone that wishes to come. We are sorry for any inconvenience but in the interest of public safety, erring on the side of caution we feel is the best decision
