Temperatures are sizzling across the region as families turn to local splash pads to stay cool over the holiday weekend.
"We're sitting in the shade, enjoying the water park here," a Fresno mother said. "It's been a beautiful day."
The National Weather Service in Hanford issued a heat advisory throughout the day, stretching into the evening, as triple-digit temperatures are forecasted to linger into Tuesday.
"We try to do stuff like this, but once it hits a 107 degrees, I don't feel you really want to be outside," another Fresno mother said.
American Ambulance in Clovis says as temperatures increase, so do the number of calls for heat-related emergencies, averaging one to two calls a day for service.
"Heat plays a lot into our business around August or so. We start getting a lot more of those heat-related calls," American Ambulance paramedic supervisor Jonathan Travis said. "People start getting dizzy, having more loss of consciousness here and there, and then a lot of calls out by the waterways as well."
Travis explains that the body can perspire even in a body of water.
Medical professionals advise the public, especially those most vulnerable, to limit outdoor activities when Valley temperatures soar.
"Definitely the elderly and children and then, like I said, the homeless population get it a bit. Pretty much people who have jobs that are outside don't really have the access to cool down quite as much," Travis said.
Heat can sneak up, especially during those outdoor celebrations.
"A lot of people who are outside drinking during the summer, the alcohol and caffeine as well end up dehydrating you a little bit more," Travis said.
The first line of defense when Valley highs reach record-breaking temperatures remains the same: hydrate.
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