 coming up on inside look the heat wave hitting our area this weekend has fire crews on high alert there is no excuse for leaving a kid in the hot car in this weather extreme heat triple digits have already scorched California and we're only in May so who's at risk when the temperatures rise we've got information that could save your life welcome to inside look I'm Brian May in the OES newsroom and we are talking heat extreme heat we have already been at or near triple digits all across the state of California we talked to some emergency room experts at the UC Davis Medical Center here's Sean Boyd well the CDC says extreme heat causes more deaths each year than hurricanes tornadoes earthquakes lightning and floods combined that's why it's so important for you to know the signs of heat illness the first stage is heat exhaustion and the signs of those are feeling lightheaded faint or dizzy excessive sweating cool pale or clammy skin feeling nauseous or even vomiting a weak rapid pulse and muscle cramps and while heat exhaustion is dangerous if not taking care of it can become heat stroke Dr. Ian Julie of UC Davis Medical Center has some good advice if you start to feel those symptoms or see them in others the first thing to do is try to limit exposure so if you can get out of the sun or indoor to an air conditioned facility that would be best if you can hydrate yourself with cool fluids that would be very useful as well and if you have access try to cool the hands and cool other areas of high blood flow like the neck or the armpits or the groin and if you start noticing that things are getting worse especially with confusion or people who have other medical illnesses that would be time to call for assistance so the signs of the more dangerous heat stroke are a throbbing headache a lack of sweat body temperature above 103 degrees red hot and dry skin nausea or vomiting a rapid strong pulse you may even lose consciousness how if you or someone around you is experiencing some or all of these symptoms you should immediately call 911 know this it is a life threatening condition and can quickly become fatal while waiting for help be sure to take the person to a cool area remove tight or heavy clothing and sponge their body with cold compresses now keep in mind that certain people are more at risk to heat exhaustion and heat stroke these are adults over 65 young children and infants of course people with existing medical conditions like heart disease and people without access to air conditioning right. Alright Sean thank you very much for many families despite the high temperatures the games must go on youth sports are very popular this time of year and for most of the games and practices there is no shade no escape from the heat children sweat less than adults meaning it's harder for them to cool off easy for them to get dehydrated Chris Richardson has won a state championship as the head football coach at Folsom High School he takes hydration for his players very serious work constantly monitoring that because we're out here in the big time portion of the summer and you know we work out in the middle of the day unless it's you know super high temperatures. Richardson says he preaches to his players if you're thirsty get water now and he tells them as soon as we're done with practice start rehydrating immediately. The hydration for tomorrow we just finished the practice session starts now and it's not going to the extra mile and and getting a big gulp of Pepsi it's you know water and you know sport drinks to a point you know you don't want to over overuse sugars but you know eat healthy eating fruits you know and just being don't you know hitting in and out it's not a good idea having good healthy meal at home and and and rehydrate for the next day. Well one person who doesn't need me to tell him how hot it is is our own Rob Mayberry. Rob joins us now and Rob I can just look at you and tell how hot it is. That's right Brian it is hot out here in fact this asphalt on this trail is 144 degrees according to this thermometer. I'm not sure about you but I was caught off guard this weekend with this hot temperatures so I had a chance to go behind the scenes at the National Weather Service to get an inside look at a new tool they're using that might just help keep you from getting caught off guard. The heat is a big story this weekend that I heard a mild spring is taking a scorching turn tonight we have first with temperatures reaching the century mark in many areas in California this week. Officials are saying it's a wake-up call for what to expect this summer. So we're taking advantage of what's happening naturally to also remind them that summer is coming and with summer in California we have some pretty extreme heat. And now with advances in technology and forecasting the National Weather Service has developed a new online tool that makes beating the heat easier. It's called heat risk. It puts the heat into a climatological context it kind of tells you if this is normal heat for this time of year if it's something that might be more susceptible to pets and sensitive groups or if this is going to be something that we need to kind of sound the alarm for for everybody that everyone needs to be changing their behavior. We talked with a scientist who developed this tool and Michelle Meade gave us an inside look showing how all that complex weather data is simplified in just a few clicks. You can see here we have the forecast out to seven days so you could click through each seven day to see or each day to see how the heat risk is going to be changing or you can zoom in to where you're interested in. We'll do downtown Sacramento and the seven day forecast is going to pop up and it shows you what heat potential is each day of the week on that one point location. They call this the experimental heat risk tool and are hoping people will begin to use it when planning their outdoor activities this summer. As long as folks know the steps they need to take now when we do get into the heart of the heat season when those temperatures can become you know hazardous to everybody they'll have the tools in their toolkit to make sure they're prepared and safe and we won't have those health and human impacts that can happen from heat. Rive how long has this been available to the public? It's available to the public right now Brian. They actually have been working on this tool for about four years. They just launched it here in May and they would like for the public to take advantage of this tool. That's from emergency managers, soccer coaches, parents, paramedics. So we'll make sure we post a link on our website so that everyone out there has access to it. Before we go I want to remind you once again just how dangerous your car can be to both your children and your pets. On a 78 degree day the temperature inside a parked car can soar to 120 degrees in just minutes. On a 90 degree day your car can reach 160 degrees in less than 10 minutes. And despite the common belief cracking the windows does nothing to slow the heating process or lower the temperature. A child's body overheats three to five times faster than an adult and children have died from heat stroke in car temperatures as low as 60 degrees. Now to your pets. Remember animals respond to heat different than people. Pets can sustain brain damage from heat stroke in just 15 minutes. Some signs of heat stroke and pets can include heavy panting, glazed eyes, rapid heartbeat and difficulty breathing. And it's not just inside the car that can be dangerous to your pet. Asphalt can easily reach 135 degrees on summer days hot enough to burn your pet after just one minute of contact. Always test the pavement with the back of your hand. If it's too hot for you to touch, it's too hot for Fido to walk on. Bottom line just remember all summer long heat can be very dangerous very quick. If you'd like to see more videos like this or anything that we've done by our team go to OES news dot com. You can also like our Facebook page. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram and that will do it for this week's edition of Inside Look for all of us at Cal OES. I'm Brian May. Thanks for watching.