EMTs and firefighters in the Phoenix area use cold water immersion bags for heat rescues

PHOENIX (NBC, KYMA/KECY) – When it comes to saving lives in the high heat, EMTs have a newish tool in their arsenal.

It’s another summer morning in Tempe where the fire department is turning on its sirens as they’re responding to a call about someone collapsing because of the extreme heat.

“It becomes almost a daily thing this time of year,” said Deputy Chief Heath Tinsdale with the Tempe Fire Department…

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