NPSO: Possible Heat-Related Medical Emergency Response

NPSO: Possible heat-related medical emergency response

PROVENCAL, La. -- A Natchitoches Parish woman has been taken to the hospital after possibly being overcome in the heat, the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office said. Multiple agencies responded just before 2:30 p.m. to the 2100 block of Harmony Road…

CFD responds to heat-related calls

By Randy Bell        With the heat index reaching dangerous levels in recent weeks, the Clinton Fire Department has been seeing an increase in calls involving people who’ve been overcome by the combination of hot temperatures and high humidity.   “It’s been a sudden uptick, maybe going back to mid-June,” says Fire Chief Levius Buckley.  According to the chief, most of the victims became dehydrated while doing yard work, “from professionals cutti…