Wherever you are in the Valley, you’ve likely been enjoying the reprieve from the heat wave that left us all sweaty and guzzling water earlier this month. Beginning Saturday, unfortunately, most of us are in for another round of triple-digit days, this one even longer.

Credit Dr. Rene Ramirez
So how can we stay safe in such oppressive heat? In this interview, FM89’s Kerry Klein learned how to prevent and keep an eye out for heat-related illnesses from Dr. Rene Ramirez, an emergency physician at Community Medical Centers and faculty member at UCSF Fresno, as well as the Public Health Officer of Calaveras County.