Outdoor workers powering through 100-degree heat

Published: Aug 28, 2024 Duration: 00:02:12 Category: News & Politics

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FEW MINUTES ALL RIGHT LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THAT THANK YOU >> AND YOUR NEWS LEADER KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES SOAR TO 100 DEGREES IN MEMPHIS AND AROUND THE MID SOUTH THE SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 8.30 THIS EVENING AS WRE G'S MIKE SIRIANNI SHOWS US THOSE WHO HAVE TO WORK OUTSIDE ARE FINDING WAYS TO POWER THROUGH ALL OF THAT HEAT >> ICE-COLD WATER REFRESHES STEVE SCARLETT I INSTALL WINDOWS IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND HOUSES WEDNESDAY MORNING HIS CLOTHING ALREADY SHOWING THE EFFECTS OF AN OPPRESSIVE HEAT WAVE THIS IS WHEN IT DRAFT >> BUT BY THE END OF THE DAY IT WILL BE TO THE BOTTOM OF DRAWERS A DRY HEAT TAKING HOLD WITH VERY LITTLE HUMIDITY THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUT THE TEMPERATURE HITTING 100 DEGREES >> THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE IS GOING TO BE THE SAME AS THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE BECAUSE OF THE FACT SHOULD DRIVE AFTER 37 YEARS ON THE JOB STEVE SCARLET SAYS HE CAN STAND THE DRY HEAT >> YOU CAN WALK OUT SOME LIKE IS JUST NOT THERE'S THIS IS IT GO TO WORK >> THIS CREW WITH WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION PACING THEMSELVES ON A SIDEWALK PROJECT IN ORANGE MOUND ADA COMPLIANT PUTTING IN THE HANDICAP RAMP CREW STARTING EARLY AND TAKING PLENTY OF BREAKS WRAPPING UP EARLY IF POSSIBLE >> CHECK THEIR FOUND ASK RIGHT THING WITH TECHNOLOGY GUYS EVERYBODY'S GOT THE WEATHER APP SO NOW THEY THE FIRST ONES LAST THAT'S GONNA BE HOT TODAY >> AND HAVE TO PUSH THROUGH EVEN IN THIS HOT WEATHER THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A COOLER FULL OF WATER AND ALL KINDS OF TRAITS AND ICE SO YOUR WORKERS DON'T FALL VICTIM TO THE HEAT AND WATCHING FOR ANY SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION TOWN STOP YOU KNOW ANY FAMILY FUN ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND >> MOST ARE DOGS WILL SET UP TENTS OUT HERE ABOUT WHY NOW HAVE SHADE IF THERE'S NOT ANY FOR YOUR NEWS LEADER IN MEMPHIS I'M MIKE SIR WRE G NEWS CHANNEL 3 ALL RIGHT LET'S HOPE MIKE STAYS COOL OUT THERE AND DURING THESE HIGH

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