Safety tips to beat the heat

Over the last week, we've been speaking with experts about how you can beat the heat and stay safe.

RECORDOVER THE LAST WEEK WE'VE BEENSPEAKING WITH EXPERTS ABOUTHOW YOU CAN BEAT THE HEAT ANDSTAY SAFE.CINDYHUGE WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSSOFFERED UP SOME TIPS IFYOU HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TOGO OUTSIDE.WELL, NUMBER ONE WATER.

HAVESOMEKIND OF SHADE, WHETHER THAT BE ACAP OR IF YOU'RE UNDER ANUMBRELAND MAKE SURE THAT YOU RESTOFTEN, DRINK WATER OFTEN ANDSMALL MEALAND FOR THOSE OF YOU TRAVELING-- OR JUST DRIVIAROUND TOWN -- A REMINDER THATTHE HEAT INSIDE A PARKED CAR CANINCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IF THEA-C IS OFFACCORDING TO THE NATIONALHIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETYADMINISTRATION -- SINCE 1998 --NEARLY 890 CHILDREN HAVEDIED INSIDE HOT CARS.SO FAR THIS YEAR -- FOUR HAVEDIED IN THE U-S -- FOLLOWING 242020.WE SPOKE TO DOUG SHUPE WITH THEAUTO CLUBSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHO HAD THISREMINDER.YOU SHOULD REALLY NEVER LEAVEANYLIVING THING INSIDE OF AVEHICLE, NOT EVEN FOR A SECOND.WE'RE TALKINGCHILDREN, PETS, ELDERLY FAMILYMEMBERS.

THESE CONDITIONS AREDEADLY.

IT'S LIKE AN OVEN INSIDEYOUR VEHICLE.

THAT'S WHY IT'S SOIMPORTANT,EVEN IF YOU'RE STOPPING FOR JUSTA FEW SECONDS TO RUN INTO ASTORE TAKE EVERYONE OUT OF THEVEHICLE.

THERE HAVE BEENINCIDENTS WHERE SOMEONTHOUGHT I'LL LEAVE THE ACRUNNING OR I'LL JUST CRACK THEWINDOWS, BUT SADTHERE'S BEEN INCIDENTS WHERE THEAIR CONDITION STOPS RUNNING.THERE CANBE FATALITIES FROM DOING THAT.SO NEVER LEAVE ANYBODY INSIDE APARKED CAR, NOT EVEN FOR ASECONDFOR ANY MORE TIPS OR WAYS TOSTAY COOL -- HEAD TO OUR WEBSITEOR SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE WE HAVETHESE FULL INTERVIEWS AVAILABLEFOR YOU TO WATCH.ALSO -- SIGN UP FOR OUR PUSHALERTS ON OUR APP -- WHERE OURWEATHER TEAM WILL BE UPDATINGYOU WITH THE LATEST ON THESEWEATHER CONDITIONS.COMING UP IN OUR 6 A-M HOUR --WE'RE SPEAKING WITH JULIEJOHNSON FROM THE S-P-C-A ABOUTHOW YOU CAN KEEP YOURPETS SAFE AND COOL.