Kids and adults alike look forward to the annual fire truck parade in Clinton the first Wednesday of every October.
The good news for this year's event is it is still on but it will look different. Clinton Fire Chief Jeff Hoke tells Regional Radio News they are planning on the parade to have the same route and the same pomp and circumstance but the festivities that annually follow on the square will not be taking place this year.
According to Chief Hoke, as usual, the fire truck parade will originate at Clinton Junior High School and run down Illini Drive up Main Street to Mr. Lincoln Square and the engines will exit the north side of the square. He indicates so far COVID has not impacted the number of trucks participating. In fact, because other events have been canceled, there are a few new Department's joining this year.
According to Chief Hoke, because of COVID, the fire department will not be able to make their annual visits to the kids in the schools during fire prevention week. Despite that, he notes they are looking at ways to get those materials to students.
Additionally, looking ahead to November, it is looking increasingly likely their door-to-door boot campaign will not be happening this year either but no final decision has been made on that effort.
