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The report, released this week, found that 58% of fast-food workers surveyed in July said they had worked in excessive heat conditions in the last year. And nearly half, or 48%, reported experiencing heat illness symptoms including headaches, fatigue, dizziness, confusion, muscle pain or nausea.
Starting Wednesday, temperatures are expected to be in the high 90s and low 100s in inland areas. Officials say now is the time to prepare.
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FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSNSoCal forecast: State pre-deploys fire resources amid summer's most intense heat wave
LOS ANGELES - As Southern California braces for what officials are calling the most intense heat wave of the season, the Governor's Office of Emergency Management has pre-deployed additional firefighting resources due to elevated wildfire danger.
State firefighting resources have been deployed in Los Angeles County ahead of a heat wave expected to increase fire damage across Southern California through the weekend.
Southern California's prolonged heat wave is finally forecast to let up by Wednesday, but elevated temperatures will continue to bring health and fire risks Monday and Tuesday.