SOLON — Solon’s volunteer firefighters had another busy day Saturday, July 16 even without the annual Beef Days celebration underway.
They had one response for the day under their belts already as they scrubbed and shined their trucks for the Beef Days Parade. With the windshield and windows dripping with soap and water, the Joint Emergency Communications Center (JECC, or “J-Com”) paged the department for a mutual aid response to North Liberty for a possible structure fire. While some firefighter suited up to respond, others quickly cleaned off the windows of Engine 132, which was soon underway.
Later, a third call came in for a medical emergency, Solon firefighters manned a first aid tent on Main Street and held their annual waterball fights.
As Solon’s population continues to grow, the number of emergency calls answered by the all-volunteer department naturally increases as well, setting new records.
Solon volunteer firefighters wash their trucks before the Beef Days Parade Saturday, July 16.