Emergency officials stress heat safety as temps stay in the 90s
UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - For the third day in a row in Central New
York, temperatures rose into the 90s, making the heat wave
official and some people unfortunately succumbed to the heat.
The Utica Fire Department answered a call for heat stroke mid-
afternoon Friday on Dwyer Ave. A pregnant woman, possibly
dehydrated, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
Utica Fire Officials say that, even when the call isn't heat-
related, when it is this hot out, some friendly advice is
usually part of the treatment.  "If they look like they're not
taking care of themselves properly, we'll give them a little bit
of advice, make sure they stay hydrated, stay in the cool areas,
stay out of the direct sunlight," says UFD Captain Anthony
Zumpano.  One couple found themselves in trouble with the law,
charged with endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly
leaving two eight-year-olds in a car in the Hannaford parking
lot in East Utica, unattended, fo