Alachua County Fire Rescue lieutenant Josh Quijano went to turn on his air conditioning to cool down as the first hot spells began to hit Gainesville. After waiting for the cold to hit, he realized nothing was changing.
“My AC broke this year, probably in April or May,” Quijano said. “We went to turn it on and got nothing.”
The next few months were spent buying box fans, installing window units and closing off parts of the house to keep the living conditions as comfortable as possible for his 3-year-old daughter…