If you think the heat is bad for all of us, think about what it's like for first responders underneath all that equipment they have to wear.
PHOENIX — The familiar sound of sirens blaring at all hours, 365 days a year — even in the dog days of what has been an especially brutal summer.
Captain Ragsdale says that means making sure her crews are rested and hydrated, and any training or other activities get pushed to cooler parts of the day. "What we have in place is a system of 'rehab and recycle' where any crew working inside can be working from 15 to 30 minutes and they get their vital signs checked, they get to rest and rehydrate, and either go back into work or another crew will replace them," says Captain Ragsdale.
"All I can tell you is that when we take off the turnouts, we are soaked. Our body is soaked. It's three layers - you are going in wearing what feels like a very heavy winter jacket."Still, in 2021, nearly 61,000 firefighters were injured in the line of duty, according to a National Fire Protection Association survey.
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