Note from Patric Hedlund, Pine Mountain Club

It’s hot outside.

Historically, these mountains were a refuge for those fleeing summer heat. Mayor Harry G. McBain of Glendale and his friends purchased 800 acres from Dessie Cuddy to develop Frazier Mountain Park. They sold camping parcels as a refuge from the frying pan of the San Fernando Valley in the late 1920s. Now rising temperatures are catching up with us too.

We’re not alone:100 million people in the United States have endured historic heat waves this summer. The National Weather Service says, on average, heat waves cause more deaths than other weather-related events—74% more, the Centers for Disease Control reports.

Last weekend, Charlotte Richmond, PhD, made a presentation to the Pine Mountain Club Community Emergency Response Team (PMC CERT). It was prepared originally for the Mountain Community CERT—to explain why dehydration and hyperthermia (becoming overheated) can cause serious illness and death.

Richmond asked if we knew that those in these Mountain Communities are at special risk. We are not acclimated to the kind of heat those in the valleys on either sides of us are used to.

The facts Richmond presented were so useful that we asked if we could share them with readers of The Mountain Enterprise. She graciously agreed. We want to thank Steve Glaseman also for inviting her to present to the PMC CERT group.

Which person would have more issues regulating body temperature when it is hot weather?
A. Person from Bakersfield
B. Person from Greater Frazier Mountain
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This is part of the July 29, 2022 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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