Outdoor workers keep cool amid record-breaking temperatures

Outdoor workers keep cool amid record-breaking temperatures

Its been a scorcher in Tampa this week, with temperatures hitting a record-breaking 100 degrees for the first time ever. Days later, Tampa reported an hourly heat index of 119 degrees, the highest ever recorded in hourly reports since unofficial heat index records began in 1948.We caught up with Fred Hartless, the Maintenance Superintendent for Hillsborough County Public Works, to chat about how his team is coping with the heat while keeping pub…