Hiking in the heat

With Las Vegas closed, more people are getting out to hike and enjoy the trails.

First responders are warning about heat exhaustion during the triple digit temperatures.

PEOPLE ARE GETTING OUT TO HIKEAND ENJOY THE TRAILS.BUT WITH TRIPLE DIGITSTEMPERATURES EXPECTED THIS WEEK- FIRST RESPONDERS - AREWARNING ABOUT HEAT EXHAUSTION.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER KELSEYMCFARLAND IS LIVE..TO EXPLAIN THE STEPS YOU SHOULDTAKE TO PROTECT YOURSELF.EVEN ON A TRAIL LIKE LONEMOUNTAIN ONE THAT'S DOABLEFOR ALL SKILL LEVELS THEHEAT..CAN CATCH UP TO YOU FAST.THERE WAS A RESCUE HERE JUSTLAST WEEK.OVERCOME BY HEAT.LAS VEGAS FIRE AND RESCUETREATED THIS HIKER FORDEHYDRATION AND HEATEXHAUSTION.BOTH..ALL TOO COMMON IN THE LASVEGAS HEAT.TIM: "WE LEAD THE NATION ON THENUMBER OF DEATHS THAT ARE HEATRELATED" WITH AN EARLY ONSET OFSUMMER-LIKE CONDITIONS LASVEGAS FIRE AND RESCUE'S TIMSZYMANSKI SAYS STAYINGHYDRATED IS ESSENTIAL.CAFFEINE AND ALCOHOL WILLDEHYDRATE YOU.TIM: "YOU SHOULD BE DRINKINGWATER BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME,DRINKING WHILE YOU'RE EN ROUTE,AND DRINKING WHILE YOU'REWALKING.YOUR BODY IS LIKE A SPONGE ANDYOU NEED TO FILL THAT SPONGE UPBEFORE YOU HIKE ITSELF"TYPICALLY, METRO'S SEARCH ANDRESCUE TEAM HANDLES HIKERTIM: "HEAT LIKE THIS WILL BRINGOUT COMPLICATIONS SO IF YOUHAVE SOME PREEXISTING ILLNESSESLIKE DIABETES, HIGH BLOODPRESSURE ANYTHING LIKE THATTHIS IS GOING TO BRING ANONSET" IF YOU HAVE COOL SKINWITH GOOSE BUMPS IN HOTWEATHER DIZZINESSFATIGUE A RAPID PULSE..OR LOW BLOOD PRESSURE..ACCORDING TO THE MAYO CLINIC..THOSE ARE SYMPTOMS OF HEATEXHAUSTION WHICH COULD LEADTO HEAT STROKE.IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THOSESYMPTOMS IT'S TIME TO TURNAROUND."I WOULD SUGGEST YOU STICKCLOSE TO HOME SOMEWHERE NOTFAR AWAY IF YOU'VE NEVER HIKEDBEFORE I WOULDN'T VENTUREVERY FAR.####IN THE WILD..CELL SERVICE CAN BE WEAK SOIF YOU'RE NEW TO A TRAILDOWNLOAD AN OFFLINE MAP OF THEAREA YOU PLAN TO EXPLOREANDALWAYS LET SOMEONE KNOW WHEREYOU PLAN TO HIKE.KM, 13 AN.TOSS TO JUSTIN