First Responder Parade to Salute Health Care Workers Planned for April 30
The City of Huntington has organized a first-responder parade to salute health care workers at Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center on Thursday, April 30.
Participating agencies will include Huntington Police, Huntington Fire, Huntington Public Works, Marshall University Police Department, Cabell County EMS, Cabell County Sheriff's Department, West Virginia State Police and more. Vehicles in the parade will line up at Huntington Fire Department Centennial Station No. 1, 839 7th Ave., at 11:45 a.m. They will leave at noon and travel to Cabell Huntington Hospital and then to St. Mary’s.
Participants in the parade will have their sirens and lights on as a salute to health care workers to thank them for keeping the community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The public is welcome to watch the parade along the route while practicing social distancing guidelines. Locations where the public can watch along the route include 8th Street between 7th and 13th avenues, 13th Avenue between 8th and 12th streets, Hal Greer Boulevard between Washington Boulevard and 5th Avenue, and 5th Avenue between Hal Greer Boulevard and 28th Street.