Ely Fire in the News
Ely Fire provided assistance to the Solon Fire Department in a recent two vehicle. http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Witness-in-Fatal-Crash-Said-Car-Swerved-for-no-apparent-reason-138407194.html
One person was injured in car accident near Ely: http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/One-Person-Injured-in-Linn-County-Crash-135403088.html
KCRG reported on one of Ely Fire's
dedicated volunteers on 10/24/11. Jim Miller has been with the Ely
Volunteer Fire Department for over 35 years. Read more about Jim at:
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/79-Year-Old-Ely-Volunteer-Firefighter-Says-Hes-Not-Retiring-Anytime-Soon-132420998.html
and http://www.soloneconomist.com/article.php?id=5821#.Tvv-x7hUEGc.facebook.
Fire Siren
The siren is sounded for three minutes straight in the event of a severe weather event. If you hear the siren, sound for 30 seconds, it is calling fire fighters to the station to respond to an emergency or meeting.
In the event the siren last for 3 minutes, take shelter immediately. The siren is activated from the fire station once one of the trained weather spotters identifies a possible tornado or high winds that can cause damage. You should proceed immediately to the lowest level of your home and seek shelter.
In the event you do not have a basement, take shelter in the inner most room of your home.
An all clear siren will sound for 1 minute once the sever weather event has passed.