SAN ANTONIO – It's been a San Antonio tradition for 125 years, people lined Broadway and packed the downtown to get a glimpse of the Battle of Flowers Parade.
No rain showers for this year's Battle of Flowers, but there was plenty of sunshine.
And, for those watching and participating in it, it got quite warm out there.
San Antonio Fire Department paramedics hit the streets on Friday afternoon helping people along the parade route, who weren't feeling a 100 percent.
"This is the end of the parade route," said Mark Montgomery, STRAC Division Director for Emergency Preparedness. "So, a lot of these folks are not used to the heat, not used to walking that distance.
The sun was simply just too much for some people along the parade route.
Mary Kay McMurrough, a spectator from Houston, said she had to help her husband to a first aid station.
"We were sitting in the full sun for three hours," said McMurrough. "So, he (her husband) started feeling weak. He's 84-years-old and he's had a heart-valve replacement and he wears a pacemaker, so you know he was hurting."
McMurrough's husband, David Robinson, was taken to the mobile medical unit, where physicians, paramedics and hospital staff were treating people.
"It can be heat exhaustion, different types of injuries, just the minor ones," said Montgomery. "If they need to go to the hospital, they absolutely do go by EMS straight to the hospital, but if it is something that they're not feeling well, they can't get to their car because their cars are miles away. They can come into an air-conditioned environment. If there is some care to be done, we'll do it there until they get to feeling better."
Luckily, many in the parade came prepared. Parent volunteers with the Brennan High School band spraying the students with water and making sure they were hydrated.
"It was pretty hot," said Noah Collins, Brennan High School band member. "These suits make it a lot worse, but you know it's OK. I drank lots of water. So, it's OK."
"That's why we make sure, we all had water for them and sprayed them," said Elie Collins, Noah Collins' mother. "They did great. I'm really proud of our kids."
About a dozen people went through the mobile medical unit on Friday. The unit will be in place again on Saturday for the Fiesta Flambeau Parade.