Town of Morrisville Fire/Rescue Department issued the following announcement on July 4.
A child’s body temperature can rise three to five times faster than an adult. About 46% of the time when a child is forgotten in a car, the caregiver meant to drop off their child off at a daycare or preschool.
The 2nd leading cause of vehicle heatstroke deaths are children getting into unattended cars. Always lock your car doors year-round. The temps inside a car can reach over 115 degrees when the outside temp is 70 degrees.
Learn more about hot car safety at https://www.townofmorrisville.org/.../fire.../hot-car-safety
Source: https://www.facebook.com/MorrisvilleNCFireRescue
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