Battling fires are tough on the body everyday. Adding extreme heat makes it more dangerous.
Firefighters had both this past weekend when they fought a fire in a salvage yard in Madison, according to Fox2.
Fires like this in weather like this are an especially dangerous combination, according to Jason Wilson, Shift Commander with the Granite City Fire Department.
“Even on our small house fires, we try and do shifts. But those large, the larger incidents, you have to rotate the guys around pretty consistently…It doesn’t take long, and you get pretty exhausted."
Madison County Emergency Management sent in air-conditioned busses to help firefighters cool off.
He urges people not to do any outdoor burning as the heat and dry conditions will increase the likelihood of wildfires.
