Concan had a record breaking Memorial Day opener for calls in one day. 11 calls in 24 hours for us.- Concan Volunteer Fire Department Chief Justin Willis
by Michael Robinson Uvalde Hesperian; pictures by Robinson
Frio River enthusiasts and summer vacationers have returned to Concan and Frio River and the traffic on River Road (CR 248) has increased compared with last weekend.
Uvalde County Sheriff’s patrols have been noticed along River Road as well. The lack of significant spring rainfall has resulted in low water levels in the Frio River but there were numerous people seen at the Concan Swimming Hole as well as Seven Bluff Crossing areas of the river area where there is still some water for people to splash and float around in.
“Summer is officially upon us. Concan had a record breaking Memorial Day opener for calls in one day. 11 calls in 24 hours for us. We utilized all of our trucks and UTV yesterday. More so our new ambulance was on the road the entire day. It’s going to be a long and very hot summer so we urge everyone to stay hydrated,” Concan Volunteer Fire Department Chief Justin Willis said.
Joel Ramirez with San Antonio AirLife said, “It is starting up and it has been the same number of calls you would expect for summer, so no significant motorcycle or car wrecks and it would be great to get through the summer without one.”
The Uvalde Hesperian was up in Concan on Saturday afternoon and an ambulance was seen heading up Mountain Valley Road responding to an emergency call there.
