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Westlake Ace Hardware, Salvation Army team up to give away box fans
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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) - Each year there is an average of 67,512 emergency department visits due to heat in the United States. About 600 people a year die from heat-related illnesses,â said Phil Rooney with the Douglas County Health Department. âThat s something we really want to prevent, those are preventable deaths.
Many may not be going out during the heat but some people have trouble keeping their homes cool. People over 65 years of age, it is advised that they should be at temperatures of 78 degrees or cooler,â Rooney said.