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Edmonton Fire Rescue Services spokeswoman Brittany Lewchuk said the outside heat means firefighters in heavy gear face elevated body temperatures even before entering burning structures.
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“To mitigate this, during heat waves, we rotate the crews more frequently to ensure firefighters are getting breaks, monitoring their temperature levels and most importantly, that they are staying hydrated,” Lewchuk said. “Firefighters can also remove the bunker coats in between job duties if needed.”
She said speciality crews like the hazmat team will wear cooling vests under their personal protective equipment while the technical rescue team can continue to use fire resistant coveralls.
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The latest numbers, the first since Wednesday due to the Canada Day holiday, showed Alberta’s active cases dropped to 895 from 1,055 on Wednesday, including 134 cases in the Edmonton Zone. The last time Alberta saw such a low active case count was on July 16, 2020 with 859, and the last time it was under 1,000 was July 17, 2020, when Alberta had 975 active cases.
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Friday’s update also saw the province continue to see fewer than 100 new daily COVID-19 cases, with 43 on Thursday and 67 new cases the day before. With 5,492 tests conducted on Thursday, the latest figures amount to a positivity rate of 0.7 per cent. There were 144 people in hospital including 33 in intensive care units.