Cy-Fair Volunteer firefighters showed abc13 just how hot it can get outside.
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Firefighters sat inside their fire trucks out in the heat. They had a timer and a thermostat to show just how quickly temps can climb in a hot car.
EMS and paramedics were on standby during the experiment, just in case firefighters needed them.
Within 17 and a half minutes it was 101 degrees inside the truck.
By the end of the experiment the dashboard was 130 degrees.
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Once firefighters got out of the truck, paramedics took their temperatures. Their core temperatures were at 101 degrees, in just a short amount of time.
Firefighter Andrew Nix says he felt trapped and can't imagine what would it feel like if you knew you couldn't get out.
"All I had to do was open the door so i can only imagine someone trapped in there, maybe buckled into a baby-seat or an animal trapped in the backseat, what a traumatic experience that would be," said firefighter Andrew Nix with the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department.
If you do feel yourself getting overheated you can put a cool towel on your head and neck.
To lower your body temperature, the best thing is to listen to your body. If you feel overheated take a break.
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