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As we near the end of a historically hot week, WGNO is checking in with firefighters in Louisiana to see how they are handling these raging temperatures.

Forward. >> yay! not as grace full as you but i got in. >> but race time being pretty good just doesnt cut it, especially when you are reaching needs up to 195 miles per hour. >> it takes a lot of skill and the right moves and everything. >> its not just the driver that makes a difference on race day, it is the team behind the driver that can put him in front. from the tires to the haller, which is how everything gets race to race for the team. that begins with the crew chief. matt, what is the ...

And had just picked him up and threw him, you know, over the hand rail, and he ended up bouncing off the pedestal for the crane. hes like a father figure on the rig because he was just so kind and would teach anything you needed to know, and, you know, just to see him get blown up like that, i mean, it was -- its heart wrenching. i cannot explain it. >> was it the impact that -- did the explosion kill him or the fall? >> yeah, i think he was dead when it exploded. >> i ran to the -- my front fir...

He is like a father figure on the rig because he is so kind. he would teach you anything you need to know. and just to see him get blown up like that, i mean it was just -- its heartwrenching. i dont know how to explain it. >> was it the impact that -- i mean did the explosion kill him or the fall? >> yeah, i think he was dead when it exploded. >> i ran to my front fire station. >> chris troy heard that he had been injured. he and a fell will he rig worker tried to rescue him. >> he said i see d...

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