The first pager alert came Wednesday at 3:02 p.m.
It was 112 degrees beneath a cloudless sky, and a firefighter battling the still-nascent Route fire near Castaic was in need of medical assistance.
The next alert came five minutes later.
2022
"Extreme heat waves are making firefighters sick, adding new dangers to job"
The Los Angeles Times cited research co-authored by Dr. Miriam Marlier that found exposure to heat and wildfire smoke is growing with climate change.
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