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Like a fire. we even have tactics where we can go out with i.v.s that have been cooled and that can cool people from the inside which can save lives. another program we have that's very popular is our cool pavement program. so we are really just looking at how we design the city. >> reporter: and they have been really working to help out the unhoused population there in phoenix, and also the other thing to keep in mind people may be collapsing because of heatstroke and that's when they're coming in contact with that super hot cement and asphalt and we're seeing these burns, but what we're seei...

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Rep. Ruben Gallego are petitioning for FEMA to declare extreme heat a major disaster and taking measures to curb the number of heat-related deaths in Arizona.

The Cool Pavement Program started in 2020 and researchers have been analyzing the impacts the coating has on the urban heat island effect.

Phoenix is applying more cool pavement around the city with the summer months around the corner

The City of Phoenix released a statement as to what the problem was, and how they're addressing it